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Cudjo's cave

by John Townsend Trowbridge · 1800

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Four people find themselves trapped in an eastern Tennessee cave during the Civil War era. Included in the cast of characters are a pacifist Quaker schoolmaster, a sinister planter, a preacher's daughter, and two runaway slaves.

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American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of thisTennesseeTennesseeMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 504 pages

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