"Fred portrays an ace with the highly regarded Flying Tigers squad. On leave in New York City on an eight-day furlough, Fred decides to forego any possible hero worship because of his uniform and dons civilian clothes. It so happens he meets and falls for Joan, a magazine photographer, and sets out to win her heart at all costs. The twist is that Joan is dedicated to the war effort and considers Fred-- who is keeping his military role a secret-- a...

Gilman aims to present an accurate picture of the manners and local habits of women in the South and thereby paints a vivid picture of the social and racial tension in the ante-bellum South.

These selections from Kemble's diary leave no doubt of her outrage at the moral, social and political evils of slavery.