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266 pp.
| Philomel |
May, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-399-23875-1$$18.99
(3)
4-6
Motherless twelve-year-old Anna, disguised as a boy, and her younger brother Jed travel from Pennsylvania to Virginia on a horse named Samson to nurse their wounded soldier father. After various adventures with a sutler, they find their Yankee father being nursed by a Confederate housewife, offering glimpses of humanity and politics on both sides. Meticulous historical details enrich the plot. Bib.