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Yankees on the doorstep

by Debra Smith · 2001

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Sarah Morgan is a spirited twenty-year-old, loyal to the Confederacy, when Union forces arrive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1862, forcing her and her family on a perilous journey to New Orleans. Includes excerpts from the actual diary on which the story is based.

Genre
war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 176 pages
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diarydiaryMore like thisLess of this

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