Project Gutenberg 2006-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 83 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Shute, A. B. 1851 1906 Shute, A. Burnham Shute, Augustus Burnham Fighting for the Right Blue and the Gray--Afloat, book 5 Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Louise Hope, David Garcia, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Fighting for the Right" by Oliver Optic is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. This captivating story is set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, focusing on the themes of duty, honor, and patriotism. The protagonist, Lieutenant Christy Passford, is determined to fight for the Union and is depicted as a character of high moral standing, bravery, and dedication to his cause. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Christy Passford as he has recently recovered from wounds sustained during a naval engagement. His father, Captain Horatio Passford, expresses concern over Christy’s readiness to rejoin duty. Their conversation reveals Christy’s eagerness to return to action, and he is reassured by his father’s acknowledgment of his past bravery. As the plot unfolds, we learn about a special mission involving a suspicious ship, the Ionian, suspected of carrying contraband to the Confederates, setting the stage for an adventurous pursuit that will challenge both Christy's resolve and skills. The narrative intricately weaves elements of both familial bonds and the larger patriotic duties that lie ahead for its characters. (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 462101 461000 2024-10-08T09:56:08.348625 2023-09-08T11:09:57.587919 text/html text/html 457792 2017-11-17T08:57:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 622518 2017-11-17T08:57:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 633987 2024-10-08T09:56:16.167554 application/epub+zip 643265 2024-10-08T09:56:09.847603 application/epub+zip 220648 2024-10-08T09:56:08.974598 application/epub+zip 946336 2024-10-08T09:56:20.683551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 901495 2024-10-08T09:56:15.187602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326896 2022-09-09T05:56:59.690170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413046 412805 2024-10-08T09:56:07.170601 2023-09-08T11:09:56.478903 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 412839 2017-11-17T08:57:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 143226 2017-11-17T08:57:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 412830 2017-11-17T08:57:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143185 2017-11-17T08:57:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23033 2024-10-08T09:56:20.836524 application/rdf+xml 19389 2024-10-08T09:56:09.066597 image/jpeg 2918 2024-10-08T09:56:09.021584 image/jpeg 624204 2024-10-08T09:56:08.406631 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia