When reporter Eleanor Hughes is sent to interview a woman running for governor at eighty years old, she can only assume it will be like all of the other fluff assignments she’s been given and longs for a REAL story to report on. Little does she know what the woman she is about to meet will teach her not only about journalism, but life itself.....
Georgia's Helen Dortch lived an illustrious life of her own before, at 34 years old, marrying the 76 year old former Confederate General James Longstreet. Their improbable, and by nature short lived, romance, was only the beginning for Helen who went on to hold government posts, insist on serving her country in the Second World War despite her advanced age, and run for governor at eighty. Through it all, she showed a spirit and passion that earned her the nickname.....The Fighting Lady
