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The red badge of courage

by Mary Gladwin · 2000

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Henry Fleming leaves home and joins the army. He wants to be a hero! But what will he do when the battle starts? Henry and the other new soldiers are tested. They measure their courage against the enemy, their comrades, and themselves.

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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisAmerican Civil WarAmerican Civil WarMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of thisVirginiaVirginiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 55 pages

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