| With Lee in Virginia Contributor(s): Henty, G. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486434567 ISBN-13: 9780486434568 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: Henty wrote immensely popular children's books about fictional youngsters who lived in critical periods of history. Here, he focuses on the Civil War as seen through the eyes of a Southern teenager who staunchly supports the rights of slaves but joins Lee's cavalry and fights for the Confederacy. 15 black-and-white illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004043827 |
| Lexile Measure: 1130 |
| Series: Dover Children's Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.18" W x 8.24" (0.66 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - South - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this spirited tale of adventure, Vincent Wingfield, who is not yet sixteen, returns home to Virginia after four years of school in England to find conditions in America greatly unsettled. When war breaks out in 1861, Vincent staunchly supports the rights of slaves but joins Lee's cavalry to fight for the Confederacy. Henty's gripping story, written several decades after the war, weaves the spirited teenager's adventures with real-life events, while providing an acute glimpse of the conflict from a Southern perspective. A prolific 19th-century author, G. A. Henty celebrates family, honor, loyalty, bravery, and determination in the face of adversity. Set against the backdrop of an exciting historical era, this story, recently rediscovered by young readers, will excite the imaginations of today's youngsters as much as it thrilled readers when first published. |