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In the early morning shadows, Abigail finds runaway slaves Cora and Isaac hiding in a dark corner of her barn. Though shocked at this discovery, Abigail is soon drawn into her family's closely guarded secret?their farm is a safe haven for runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. The farm may not be a safe place for long, however, as Isaac and Cora have barely escaped with their lives. And they are still being pursued. Racing against time an...

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Under Captain Raphael Semmes, the CSS Alabama had been raiding Union merchant ships for nearly two years. The Alabama accounted for almost one of every four Union merchant ships lost during the entire Civil War, with more than 60 ships destroyed. The USS Kearsarge, captained first by Charles Pickering and later by John Winslow, chased the Alabama around the world. Winslow vowed to end the trail of destruction caused by the Alabama. The two fin...

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Twelve-year-old Lili has an unwanted gift: the power to heal. She doesn't understand her gift, and it keeps getting her into trouble. After a daring escape from an orphanage, Lillie follows her missing father's trail to Clara Barton's flying hospital on the battlefield at Petersburg, Virginia, where Lili must come to terms with her healing gift. Includes educational resources.

William Gray Murray rose to positions of great importance despite his humble beginnings. Prior to the Civil War, he led a distinguished life, as both a soldier?serving with distinction in the Mexican War?and as postmaster of Blair County, Pennsylvania. As colonel of the 84th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Murray ably led his regiment at Hancock and played a leading role in foiling the plans of Stonewall Jackson. Murray fell at the head of hi...

Twelve-year-old Caleb Johnson is left behind when his father and older brother march off to war. He wants to go with them but must stay at home and care for his mother and the farm. When his best friend, Johnny, comes home injured, he teaches Caleb to be a drummer, and before long, Caleb leaves home to take Johnny's place. He follows the army to a place called Gettysburg where he faces his greatest fears. Forced to work in the hospitals at Get...

This sequel to "The Irish Dresser" continues the saga of Nora McCabe and her family now dwelling in New York City, where they encounter poverty and racism as Irish Catholics and immigrants. Injustice and violence abound in this mysterious and alluring city filled with strange languages. Can Nora maintain her spirit while finding the true meaning of home?

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When War Passed This Way is the story of the Civil War in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania and Maryland as seen through the eyes of the community of Greencastle, Pa. This small border town was located right in the path of some of the war's major events such as: Union General Robert Patterson's Campaign in 1861, the Confederate invasion of 1862, Robert E. Lee's Gettysburg Campaign of 1863 and the burning of Chambersburg in 1864. Utilizing ...