Project Gutenberg 2003-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 76 Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) 1862 1919 Altsheler, Joseph Alexander Altsheler, J. A. (Joseph Alexander) The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve The Civil War Series, Volume 1 Produced by Ken Reeder. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve" by Joseph A. Altsheler is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. This book explores the tumultuous period leading up to the American Civil War, focusing on the perspectives and experiences of young characters, particularly Harry Kenton and his cousin Dick Mason. The narrative delves into their lives in a divided Kentucky, reflecting the broader societal conflict instigated by South Carolina's secession and the impending war. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to Harry Kenton and Dick Mason, who are students at Pendleton Academy. As they ponder the upcoming Christmas holiday, they are suddenly confronted with news of South Carolina's secession, which reverberates through their school and the town. The school principal, Dr. Russell, delivers the shocking letter, igniting discussions among the students about loyalty and the possibility of two divided republics. As Harry navigates his relationships, particularly with Dick, he begins to feel the weight of impending conflict and responsibility. When Harry's father, Colonel Kenton, entrusts him with a significant mission to deliver a message to South Carolina, it marks the transition from the innocence of youth to the reality of war, setting the stage for the challenges they will face ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text US Civil War Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 568813 565361 2024-10-02T09:22:15.797411 2023-10-02T08:22:28.560904 text/html text/html 559623 2021-01-08T22:37:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 200583 2021-01-08T22:37:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295506 2024-10-02T09:22:25.857330 application/epub+zip 302865 2024-10-02T09:22:19.515408 application/epub+zip 283560 2024-10-02T09:22:18.110367 application/epub+zip 583772 2024-10-02T09:22:30.522280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569494 2024-10-02T09:22:24.900342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460975 2022-09-02T11:03:19.115706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533938 533904 2024-10-02T09:22:14.480384 2023-10-02T08:22:27.424892 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 533741 2021-01-08T22:37:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197263 2021-01-08T22:37:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20411 2024-10-02T09:22:30.656282 application/rdf+xml 20407 2024-10-02T09:22:18.676344 image/jpeg 4593 2024-10-02T09:22:18.391364 image/jpeg 288885 2024-10-02T09:22:15.847356 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