Pub Date: September 1, 2002
Dewey: B
Lexile Code: 1060
Features: Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to UP
Physical Info: 0.90" H x 8.50" L x 5.50" W ( 0.75 lbs) 256 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | General | History | Military and Wars | Girls and Women | School and Education
Description: When Nancy Mace entered The Citadel, the United States government had just overturned the ruling that women were not allowed to enter the "Corps of Cadets." Growing up in a military family, Nancy was familiar with military life. But upon entering The Citadel's imposing gates, she soon found out that she wasn't just fighting the tradition of the Corps, but the culture and city that surrounded it. Photos.
Brief description: Mary Jane Ross has collaborated on numerous bestselling memoirs, including books by Albert DeMeo, Ray Charles Robinson Jr., Nancy Mace, and Piper Laurie.
Review Quotes: Pat Conroy author of The Lords of Discipline and The Prince of Tides, and Citadel alumnus, Class of 1967 Nancy Mace has written a wonderful, timeless memoir of the great test to become the first female graduate of The Citadel. Her book is provocative, hilarious, illuminating, and true. It is also a love letter to her college and the best book about The Citadel ever written.