Project Gutenberg 2006-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 107 Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) 1862 1919 Altsheler, Joseph Alexander Altsheler, J. A. (Joseph Alexander) The Tree of Appomattox Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Ken Reeder. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Tree of Appomattox" by Joseph A. Altsheler is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. This narrative serves as a conclusion to a series focused on the American Civil War, following characters like Dick Mason and his cousin Harry Kenton, who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. The story explores themes of family loyalty, the horrors of war, and the eventual exhaustion of both Northern and Southern forces as their fates converge. At the start of the novel, we meet Dick Mason, a young Union officer, who longs for the delicious apples hanging on the branches of a towering tree amidst the conflict of war. As he chats with comrades, the narrative shifts to the stark realities of their surroundings—trenches of Petersburg, the remains of a tumultuous battlefield, and the emotional toll that war exacts on both sides. The foreboding presence of his Southern cousin, Harry, looms over Dick's thoughts, adding complexity to his experiences. As the chapter unfolds, Dick's tension builds, culminating in his realization that soon he may confront not just enemy soldiers, but family, underscoring the harsh personal conflicts wrought by civil strife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text US Civil War Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 594571 594572 2024-10-08T04:22:47.192268 2023-09-08T06:46:53.095129 text/html text/html 596373 2014-08-24T10:53:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 213785 2014-08-24T10:53:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 282139 2024-10-08T04:22:55.871237 application/epub+zip 290330 2024-10-08T04:22:49.318340 application/epub+zip 290329 2024-10-08T04:22:48.024298 application/epub+zip 512254 2024-10-08T04:23:00.715248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497061 2024-10-08T04:22:55.018253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454511 2022-09-08T12:24:08.663311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564865 564831 2024-10-08T04:22:45.669345 2023-09-08T06:46:51.958145 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 565067 2014-08-24T10:52:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 210115 2014-08-24T10:53:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20201 2024-10-08T04:23:00.840241 application/rdf+xml 13008 2024-10-08T04:22:48.581281 image/jpeg 3722 2024-10-08T04:22:48.304271 image/jpeg 277252 2024-10-08T04:22:47.244280 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia