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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The valley of shadows The valley of shadows Francis Grierson Written more than a century ago, *The Valley of Shadows* is a passionate recounting of Grierson’s experiences as a boy growing up on the prairies of central Illinois in the few short years leading up… OL1096566W
The border between them The border between them Jeremy Neely "Jeremy Neely recounts the exploits of John Brown, William Quantrill, and other notorious guerrillas, as well as the stories of everyday people who lived through the conflict that marked the terrible… OL12250063W
A dangerous promise A dangerous promise Joan Lowery Nixon In 1861, while living with his foster parents at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, twelve-year-old Mike Kelly and his best friend Todd Blakely join the Second Kansas Infantry in the Union army as drummer boy… OL137730W
The making of a southerner The making of a southerner Christopher Phillips "Drawn from personal journals kept for more than fifty years and from a vast professional and family correspondence, the life story of William Barclay Napton offers an important perspective on the is… OL2590348W
Jesse James Jesse James T. J. Stiles A biography of the outlaw, focusing on his involvement in the Civil War and the formation of the James Gang. OL4316956W
Secesh Secesh Sue Thomas Eleven-year old Katie was loyal to the Confederacy from the outset of the Civil War until she found her family divided and she began to understand that the issues were not simple. OL4487799W
Roundabout road Roundabout road Gertrude Bell To protect their guns, gold, and a valuable race horse from thieves in the early days of the Civil War, three youngsters take a roundabout road on their three-hundred-mile journey home across Missour… OL6901737W
The preacher's tale The preacher's tale Francis Springer "In the fall of 1861, fifty-one-year-old Rev. Francis Springer enlisted in the Union army. The following spring, Reverend Springer, a friend of and one-time neighbor to Abraham Lincoln, rode away wit… OL7795766W