Fiction Series

Kanona

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Nonfiction

Reading Charley Brother: On Video

In 2009, I was a young and overwhelmed wife and mother of two active boys when I received an old, battered box from my mother, who discovered it while cleaning out the family home.

Inside was the diary of a long-forgotten ancestor, a Civil War Marine. Dumbfounded, I asked, Who was Charley Brother?

Despite my duties at home and work, I was determined to learn about the life of this exceptional man and set the record straight. While doing so, I hoped to bring recognition to the courageous men who served alongside him. But when I tried to wrap it up, I froze. That's when these men turned to me, and asked, Who is Christine Friesel?

You won’t find out in this video series but join me anyway as I read from The Boys of Bath: his diary, his fight, his words, my voice, and the weather.