With Lee Inrginia: v.i
By (Author) G A Henty
Dover Publications Inc.
Dover Children's
30th July 2004
United States
General
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
336
Width 130mm, Height 210mm, Spine 15mm
304g
Henty wrote immensely popular children's books about fictional youngsters who lived in critical periods of history. Here, he focuses on the Civil War as seen through the eyes of a Southern teenager who staunchly supports the rights of slaves but joins Lee's cavalry and fights for the Confederacy. 15 black-and-white illustrations.
A storyteller who specialized in blending authentic historical facts with exciting fictional characters, Henty produced more than 140 books and achieved a reputation as "The Prince of Storytellers." Immensely popular and widely used in schools for many years, Henty's novels continue to fire young imaginations with their spirited tales of adventure amid exciting historical times.