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Wind On The River: A Story Of The Civil War
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Carson Dellosa Pub Co Inc
Publication date April 15, 2004
Pages 156
Binding Paperback
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780769634258
ISBN-10 0769634257
Dimensions 0.25 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight 0.40 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $4.95
Other format details juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight 'savages' in Dakota Territory, where he confronts his prejudices and learns what heroism really means.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Private John Griffith Allen is a 15-year-old Confederate soldier from South Carolina. He survives the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 only to be captured by Yankee soldiers and sent as a prisoner of war to the notorious death trap called Point Lookout.

After taking the oath of allegiance, switching sides, and becoming a "Galvanized Yankee," Griff is sent to remote Fort Rice on the upper Missouri River in Dakota Territory. There, he sturggles to discover who he is while surviving the rigors of a hositle new environment and a terrifying Indian war. His encounter with two half-sisters living at Fort Rice challenges his pregudices and forces him to reconsider what it means to be a hero.

br>Jamestown’s American Portraits explores the growth of different generations and cultures through the lives of young boys and girls. These titles are told from a diverse group of boys and girls, coming from different and unique backgrounds that represent America’s own diverse population, spanning from the Jamestown Settlement to the Civil Rights Movement.

Titles in this series:

• This Generation of Americans: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr.

• The Road to Freedom: A Story of the Reconstruction, by Jabari Asim

• All For Texas: A Story of Texas Liberation, by G. Clifton Wisler

• The Worst of Times: A Story of the Great Depression, by James Lincoln Collier

• Wind on the River: A Story of the Civil War, by Laurie Lawlor

• When I Dream of Heaven: Angelina’s Story, by Steven Kroll (1895 Italian Immigrant in NYC)

• An Eye for an Eye: A Story of the Revolutionary War, by Peter and Connie Roop

• Sweet America: An Immigrant’s Story, by Steven Kroll

• The Corn Raid: A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, by James Lincoln Collier

• Revenge of the Aztecs: A Story of 1920s Hollywood, by Susan Bet

Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780809205820
 
from Jamestown Pubns (May 1, 2000)
9780809205820 | details & prices | 156 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.65 lbs | List price $17.24
About: In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight 'savages' in Dakota Territory, where he confronts his prejudices and learns what heroism really means.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780769634258
 
The price comparison is for this edition
from Carson Dellosa Pub Co Inc (April 15, 2004)
9780769634258 | details & prices | 156 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.25 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $4.95
About: In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight 'savages' in Dakota Territory, where he confronts his prejudices and learns what heroism really means.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (December 27, 2004)
9780606329415 | details & prices | List price $14.40
About: In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight 'savages' in Dakota Territory, where he confronts his prejudices and learns what heroism really means.
from Demco Media (July 1, 2001)
9780606218801 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.60 lbs | List price $22.30
About: In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight 'savages' in Dakota Territory, where he confronts his prejudices and learns what heroism really means.
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780613369046
 
from Turtleback Books (April 1, 2004)
9781417669417 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $14.80
About: In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight 'savages' in Dakota Territory, where he confronts his prejudices and learns what heroism really means.
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 2001)
9780613369046 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.70 lbs | List price $21.70
About: In 1863, fifteen-year-old Private Allen of South Carolina, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg, decides to switch his allegiance to the Union and is sent to fight 'savages' in Dakota Territory, where he confronts his prejudices and learns what heroism really means.

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