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Murder at Manassas

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Harrison Raines is a witness to the very first battle between the Union and Confederate armies. But he is also the last person to see a Federal officer alive before his death — a death that has nothing to do with war, and everything to do with cold-blooded murder.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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