Though born into bondage on a miserable tobacco farm in Little Dixie, Missouri, Cathy Williams was never allowed to consider herself a slave. According to her mother, she was a captive, bound by her noble warrior blood to escape the enemy. Her means of deliverance is Union general Phillip Henry Smash em Up Sheridan, the outcast of West Point who takes the rawboned, prideful young woman into service. At wars end, having tasted freedom, Cathy refuses to return to servitude and makes the monumental decision to disguise herself as a man and join the Armys legendary Buffalo Soldiers. Alone now in the ultimate mans world, Cathy must fight not only for her survival and freedom, but she vows to never give up on finding her mother, her little sister, and the love of the only man strong and noble enough to win her heart. Inspired by the stunning, true story of Private Williams, this American heroine comes to vivid life in a sweeping and magnificent tale about one womans fight for freedom, respect and independence.
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