Swords of Steel: The Story of a Gettysburg Boy
by Elsie Singmaster
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A coming of age story of a boy living in Gettysburg just before, during, and just after the Civil War.
Good characters and a nice treatment of the subject. One quibble: the war battle/strategy bits plodded on a bit for me.
Good characters and a nice treatment of the subject. One quibble: the war battle/strategy bits plodded on a bit for me.
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