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A classic historical novel which takes place during the early part of the Civil War.

Joseph A. Altsheler's (1862-1919) eight-volume Civil War Series alternates between the perspectives of two Kentucky-born cousins whose families selected opposing sides in the War: Henry Kenton (Confederate) and Dick Mason (Union).The Guns of Bull Run, published in 1914, covers... Read Full Overview

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"The Guns of Bull" is a historical novel written by Joseph A. Altsheler, set during the American Civil War. The book tells the story of two young soldiers, Harry Kenton, and Dick Mason, who fight on opposite sides of the conflict. Harry Kenton is a young Confederate soldier from... Read Full Overview

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 skirt of the town, and the forest came down to the edge of the playing field. The great trees, oak and ash and elm, were clothed in... Read Full Overview

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 skirt of the town, and the forest came down to the edge of the playing field. The great trees, oak and ash and elm, were clothed in... Read Full Overview

This Book "The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations... Read Full Overview

Joseph Alexander Altsheler (April 29, 1862 - June 5, 1919) was an American newspaper reporter, editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction. He was a prolific writer, and produced fifty novels and at least fifty-three short stories. Altsheler was born in Three Springs,... Read Full Overview

The first volume in the Civil War series, following the adventures of Harry Kenton, who leaves his home in Kentucky. He travels through dangerous territory to South Carolina on a secret mission on the eve of the Civil War...Joseph Alexander Altsheler (April 29, 1862 - June 5,... Read Full Overview

"The Guns of Bull Run" is the first in a series of eight books chronicling the Civil War. The Guns of Bull Run follows the adventures of Harry Kenton, a Southern sympathizer from Kentucky, who travels to South Carolina to volunteer his services to the new Confederacy. He soon... Read Full Overview

The first volume in the Civil War series, following the adventures of Harry Kenton, who leaves his home in Kentucky. He travels through dangerous territory to South Carolina on a secret mission on the eve of the Civil War. (From Chapter 4) "They will not fire They dare not "... Read Full Overview