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Language
English
Description
"In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi river. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is retreating toward Texas, and being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with...
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First world edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A story of coming-of-age in Civil War-torn Louisiana. This is a heart-wrenching story of loss and survival; of the bonds that form amongst women and children left alone to face the hardships, deprivations, and dangers of war; and of one unforgettable girl's slow and painful recognition of the good and evil that exists within us all.
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In a startling departure from his normal style, James Lee Burke has written an epic story of love, hate and survival set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War and Reconstruction. With unforgettable battle scenes at Shiloh and in the Shenandoah Valley, White Doves at Morning is an epic masterpiece of historical fiction.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (47 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Charlie O'Leary enlists to serve aboard the "USS Varuna," his main duty is to fetch gunpowder for the guns on deck. But Charlie has another mission--to find his brother Johnny among the "Varuna's" crew.
Author
Series
American diaries volume 12
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Lexile measure
840L
Physical Desc
137 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Amelina saves the life of a young Yankee spy found injured near her Louisiana home in 1863, the orphaned girl creates a dangerous situation for herself and her uncle.
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