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“Write Quick": War and a Woman’s Life in Letters, 1836-1867 Transcribed and edited by Ann Fox Chandonnet and Roberta Gibson Pevear, and published by the Bethel Historical Society, this captivating book is based on Civil War era documents, letters and diaries donated to the Bethel Historical Society by Mrs. Pevear in 2005.  Impressively narrated and edited, it tells the story of one New England family's daily experiences on the Civil War home front and battlefield, through never before published primary source materials.  To read a more detailed description about the book and its major characters, click here.  Over 50 photographs, illustrations, and maps, plus an index.  572 pp., softcover, $34.95.  Order from our Museum Shop. Read here about Write Quick co-editor Ann Chandonnet's November 2011 visit to the Old Mint in New Orleans, where Civil War soldier Henry C. Foster wrote many letters to his wife, Eliza Bean Foster, the book's major character.