Off to Fight
Book Three: Off to Fight
Disgusted by the violence of the John Brown raid, George Adams adopts the state of Virginia and its cause as his own. As a boy growing up in 1860, however, all George wants to do is find friends and be accepted. When he joins a gang, and they include him in all of their mischief, George is ecstatic to finally be one of the boys. Unfortunately, when Fort Sumter is fired upon and Virginia leaves the Union, George finds all of his friends signing up for the war. As a loyal member of the gang, George goes along with them and signs up to fight even though he is only 14. Unfortunately for George, the war does not go well for the South. Even though they win the battles,...
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Normally, I summarize a book and then give the background, but in this case I have to reverse the process. I first heard about the “Young Heroes of History” series in 2007 when a friend sent some information about the books. Then last year, while visiting in Pennsylvania, I picked up #’s 3, 5, and 6. In 1846, three Irish brothers, Robert, Jonathan, and Sean Adams, immigrate to America. Their children and friends are the main characters. In Book One, Send ‘Em South, David, son of Jonathan, finds a fugitive slave girl who has bravely traveled the underground railroad to Boston. Can he save her before the slave catchers get her? In Book Two, On the...
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George Adams has joined with the Army of Northern Virginia. To pass the time while they await their call to action, George and the boys engage in a snowball fight to pass the time. He is soon to make a discovery which will change his life and the way he looks at the developing war. ——————— George reached down, made another snowball and placed it down next to Eric. “Great,” Eric said gleefully, “we’re just like the artillery boys. You supply the ammo and I’ll do the firing. Keep up the good work. They seem to be falling back.” The snowball fight was becoming larger as news of it spread...
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