July, 1861. The Civil War was dividing the people of Missouri. Eleven-year-old Kate was loyal to the Confederacy from the onset, but when she listened to her parents and older two brothers and heard their divided opinions, she began to realize that the issues were not simple. *** Through Kate's eyes we see a family's daily life and a systems of relationships: North and South, family and neighbors, siblings, parents and children, family and farmland,...