- Fixed price
- Intermediate
- Est. budget: $800.00
This will be book 2 (and possibly book 3 for the right person ) of a 3 book series. Book 1 has been written. The audience is young teens aged approx 11 to 14 years. The series is fictional based on a true character during the civil war. It is part of a series of chapter books for middle school aged students to support their history curriculum. The conditions in the prison camps of the Civil War have been researched and published in a number of books. They have also been described by sixteen-year-old, Irish immigrant, https://historyintheheartland.com/shipwreck-of-the-sultana-the-worst-maritime-disaster-in-american-history/ In the fall of 1863 he was captured a second time and sent to Andersonville Prison, perhaps the most notorious prison camp of the war. He kept a diary of the months he spent there through to the end of the war when the prisoners were freed and thousands were sent north by riverboat. He was with those on the steamboat Sultana when it exploded, and that event was also recorded in his diary. Dougherty first published his diary in 1908 in diary format with dates and entries, exactly as it was written. I would like an exciting book based on facts depicting the adventures of Michael Dougherty in prison in the South. (Book 3 will be his misadventure of being on the Santana when it exploded on his journey home after the war) Approx 24,000 words. Book 1 will be available to read prior to writing. The first couple of chapters of Book 2 have been started. This job will suit someone interested in civil war history, with experience writing for younger readers. I would like to discuss this project with you if interested in order to get a plan . I am willing to pay separately for an excellent outline first. More notes etc available for the suitable applicant.