With Every Drop of Blood

A vivid portrayal of the Civil War. Johnny, fourteen, convinces his mother to let him join a wagon train carrying food to Confederate soldiers. He has been brought up to believe that all blacks are stupid; thus, when captured by a black Union soldier who insists that Johnny teach him to read, he deliberately tricks him. The boy is surprised the soldier saves him from imprisonment and their relationship grows throughout the book.

© 2013 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781620640005

Publicatiedatum

Luisterboek: 2 maart 2013