Download or read book America's Joan of Arc written by J. Matthew Gallman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most celebrated women of her time, Anna Elizabeth Dickinson was a charismatic orator, writer, and actress, who rose to fame during the Civil War. In "America's Joan of Arc," Gallman offers the first full-length biography of Dickinson to appear in over half a century.