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The Marvelous Orange Tree

Betsy L. Howell

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Description:Twenty-year-old Robert Taylor is a private in Ulysses Grant’s Army of the Tennessee and one of thousands of soldiers involved in the 1863 campaign to take Vicksburg, Mississippi, from the Confederates. After the surrender, Robert and his comrades must cope with the boredom of daily life, the loneliness of being far from home, and the terror of continued fighting in and around the Mississippi countryside. By contrast, Jennie Edwards, an imaginative tomboy from the Illinois prairie, is learning conjuring tricks from the professional magician Owl as the Civil War begins. Inspired by Abraham Lincoln, she dreams of doing her part in the conflict that will soon sweep up her two older brothers. Her own experiences passing as a soldier take her deep into a masquerade from which she barely survives. Robert and Jennie’s lives intersect in scenes of shocking battles, camp life, and enduring friendships, in northern and southern landscapes of war and homecoming. A powerful story of love and family ties, The Marvelous Orange Tree recreates the Civil War era and its aftermath, in a world where secrets are best kept when they remain in plain sight, just like the finest magic tricks.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Marvelous Orange Tree. To get started finding The Marvelous Orange Tree, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 434

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Rainforest Press

Release: 2017

ISBN: 0979271649

Description: Twenty-year-old Robert Taylor is a private in Ulysses Grant’s Army of the Tennessee and one of thousands of soldiers involved in the 1863 campaign to take Vicksburg, Mississippi, from the Confederates. After the surrender, Robert and his comrades must cope with the boredom of daily life, the loneliness of being far from home, and the terror of continued fighting in and around the Mississippi countryside. By contrast, Jennie Edwards, an imaginative tomboy from the Illinois prairie, is learning conjuring tricks from the professional magician Owl as the Civil War begins. Inspired by Abraham Lincoln, she dreams of doing her part in the conflict that will soon sweep up her two older brothers. Her own experiences passing as a soldier take her deep into a masquerade from which she barely survives. Robert and Jennie’s lives intersect in scenes of shocking battles, camp life, and enduring friendships, in northern and southern landscapes of war and homecoming. A powerful story of love and family ties, The Marvelous Orange Tree recreates the Civil War era and its aftermath, in a world where secrets are best kept when they remain in plain sight, just like the finest magic tricks.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Marvelous Orange Tree. To get started finding The Marvelous Orange Tree, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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