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Chris Brabson is full of hate. He hates the Yankee soldiers who are camping in his beloved Tennessee woods; he hates their snotty Northern ways and their belief that they know what's best for the South; he hates that they've taken all of his family's food to feed their own troops. And he... read more

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

United States (in the Tennessee mountains)

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  • North: (Union soldiers, Blue, Yankees)
  • South: (Confederate soldiers, Gray)

First Sentence edit see section history

I made sure some Yankee soldier had pulled this spring up out of the ground and hauled it off.

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This book is in Newbery Honor Roll. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. William O. Steele (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1957
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 191

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Violence.


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