The year is 1862, and war fever grips western Michigan. Former clerks and farmboys clamor to volunteer, certain that their weight will put an end to the Southern uprising. The yoke of responsibility made young James Lockett wise beyond his years, but his desire to follow his friends is too much for his cautious nature. James soon learns that there are three types of volunteers: adventurers, crusaders, and villains. Chasing bushwhackers in Missouri, he discovers a talent for soldiering and another for finding enemies. At ...
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The year is 1862, and war fever grips western Michigan. Former clerks and farmboys clamor to volunteer, certain that their weight will put an end to the Southern uprising. The yoke of responsibility made young James Lockett wise beyond his years, but his desire to follow his friends is too much for his cautious nature. James soon learns that there are three types of volunteers: adventurers, crusaders, and villains. Chasing bushwhackers in Missouri, he discovers a talent for soldiering and another for finding enemies. At Fort Donelson, the boys from Kalamazoo discover that they must overcome the enemy inside of themselves. But neither the Plains of the Midwest nor the fortifications of Fort Donelson have prepared them for Grant's last stand at Shiloh.
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Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1572492694. This is a work of historical fiction about the Kalamazoo sharp shooters in the Civil War. No indication of edition--in all likelihood, it is a first edition. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. There is a short closed tear to the bottom of the rear panel of the dust jacket, else the dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 286 pages.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1572492694. SIGNED by the author. This is a work of historical fiction about the Kalamazoo sharp shooters in the Civil War. No indication of edition--in all likelihood, it is a first edition. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 286 pages; Signed by Author.