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Rifles for Watie
Rifles for Watie
Author: Harold Keith
"This full-length junior novel should hold a place with the best Civil War fiction for young people. The fighting takes place in the West. . . . A young farm boy joins the Union forces, becomes a scout, and thus temporarily part of Stand Watie's Cherokee Rebels. There is suspense in the telling and many a colorful character." -- "H."
ISBN: 239978
Publication Date: 1957
Pages: 332
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Publisher: Thomas Y Crowell
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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This is one of my favorite books, and it has been ever since I first read it, probably over 20 years ago. Jeff's journey as a soldier during the Civil War seems somewhat improbable, insofar as to have all of those things happen to one man is improbable. However, as I understand it, the author interviewed a number of Civil War veterans and combined many of their experiences into the life of a single protagonist.

It's a wonderful story and a wonderful view into the lives of the average soldiers during America's Civil War.
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Awesome telling about a boy and his journey as a Union soldier during the Civil War.
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a differnt look at the civil war in the west


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