Time Period Jan. 1864 - April 1865 With the nation convulsed by civil war, Elise Brannon wants people to look past the depressing news that arrives daily from the battlefields Through her love of acting, shell make them laugh and forget-at least for awhile. But even her optimism is challenged when a family friend dies from battle wounds. . .shes captured by a band of deserters. . .and President Lincoln is assassinated. Elise the Actress uses actual historical events to tell the poignant fictional story of a ten-year-old girl growing up in very trying times. Its an excellent tool for teaching both history and the Christian faith!,
