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Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
1958-01-01
Page Count
352
Publisher
Crowell
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780064470308
Lexile
910
Themes
civil war history

Rifles for Watie

Written by Harold Keith

The story of the Western campaign of the Civil War, fought between the Cherokee Indians and the Union. Told through the eyes of a young soldier named Jeff Bussey, readers learn about Stand Watie, who led the Indians, and the interesting people Jeff met along the way. Readers also experience the horrors of this little-known campaign

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Age Range
10 - 13
Genre
historical fiction
Copyright Year
1958-01-01
Page Count
352
Publisher
Crowell
Grade Level
5th - 8th
ISBN
9780064470308
Lexile
910
Themes
civil war history
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