Beyond Their Years: Stories of Sixteen Civil War ChildrenTwoDot, 2003 - 163 Seiten To examine the Civil War through the eyes of children is to perceive the conflict in a whole new way. To many children, unburdened with the worries of their parents, the war brought only glamorous events and daily excitement. Others less fortunate found themselves suddenly dealing with chronic uncertainty and great loss. Still others found a way to join the ranks as nurses, spies, drummer boys, buglers, or full-fledged soldiers. All experienced a childhood unparalleled in American history. The 16 children--male and female, white and black, Confederate and Union, and between the ages of three and 17--profiled in this book left written records of their turbulent journeys through four years of fighting. Their remarkable stories evoke courage, horror, tragedy, patriotism, and incredible endurance, and give tribute to the resilient generation that survived the turmoil, reunited, and went forth to rebuild America. |
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... slave girl in Fayette County , Tennessee , had told her owner a revolt had been organized . The master and his wife confirmed the story by eavesdropping on the slave cabins at night . In Montgomery County a keg of gunpowder was found ...
... slave girl in Fayette County , Tennessee , had told her owner a revolt had been organized . The master and his wife confirmed the story by eavesdropping on the slave cabins at night . In Montgomery County a keg of gunpowder was found ...
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... slave rebellion were " exaggerated . " Nevertheless , some of Nashville's working - class white citizens took the rumors very seriously . More than one hundred years later , Bobby L. Lovett described the situation in his book The ...
... slave rebellion were " exaggerated . " Nevertheless , some of Nashville's working - class white citizens took the rumors very seriously . More than one hundred years later , Bobby L. Lovett described the situation in his book The ...
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... slave state of Ken- tucky , Cincinnati was a common stop on the " Underground Railway , " a loosely organized system for helping runaway slaves escape . The city had once been home to writer Harriet Beecher Stowe , whose book about the ...
... slave state of Ken- tucky , Cincinnati was a common stop on the " Underground Railway , " a loosely organized system for helping runaway slaves escape . The city had once been home to writer Harriet Beecher Stowe , whose book about the ...
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Sojer Boy Will You Marry Me? | 11 |
A Drop of Blood for Every Tear | 28 |
I Can and Shall Never Forget | 47 |
Urheberrecht | |
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