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Joseph Altsheler

The Tree of AppomattoxJoseph A. Altsheler The Tree of Appomattox FOREWORD "The Tree of Appomattox" concludes the series of connected romances dealing with the Civil War, begun in "The Guns of Bull Run," and continued successively through "The Guns of Shiloh," "The Scouts of Stonewall," "The Sword...

The Hunters of the HillsJoseph A. Altsheler The Hunters of the Hills FOREWORD "The Hunters of the Hills" is the first volume of a series dealing with the great struggle of France and England and their colonies for dominion in North America, culminating with the fall of Quebec. It is also concerne...

The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's EveJoseph A. Altsheler The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve CHAPTER I NEWS FROM CHARLESTON It would soon be Christmas and Harry Kenton, at his desk in the Pendleton Academy, saw the snow falling heavily outside. The school stood on ...

The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High TideJoseph A. Altsheler The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide CHAPTER I THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY A youth sat upon a log by a clear stream in the Valley of Virginia, mending clothes.He showed skill and rapidity in his homely task. A sh...

The Hosts of the AirJoseph A. Altsheler The Hosts of the Air CHAPTER I THE TRENCH A young man was shaving. His feet rested upon a broad plank embedded in mud, and the tiny glass in which he saw himself hung upon a wall of raw, reeking earth. A sky, somber and leaden, arched above him, and now and...

The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's CrisisJoseph A. Altsheler The Sword of Antietam CHAPTER I. CEDAR MOUNTAIN The first youth rode to the crest of the hill, and, still sitting on his horse, examined the country in the south with minute care through a pair of powerful glasses. The other...

The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley CampaignJoseph A. Altsheler The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign CHAPTER I. IN THE VALLEY A young officer in dingy Confederate gray rode slowly on a powerful bay horse through a forest of oak. It was a noble woodlan...

Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of RichmondJoseph A. Altsheler Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond CHAPTER I A WOMAN IN BROWN A tall, well-favoured youth, coming from the farther South, boarded the train for Richmond one raw, gusty morning. He carried his left arm stiffly, his f...

The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux WarJoseph A. Altsheler The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War Chapter I The Train The boy in the third wagon was suffering from exhaustion. The days and days of walking over the rolling prairie, under a brassy sun, the hard food o...

The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western CampaignJoseph A. Altsheler The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western Campaign CHAPTER I. IN FLIGHT Dick Mason, caught in the press of a beaten army, fell back slowly with his comrades toward a ford of Bull Run. The first great battle of the...