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Pinned down behind a rock by a Confederate sniper, Union Lieutenant
Dick Mason unsuccessfully fires on his opponent. After a prolonged
exchange of bullets, the two antagonists come to a mutual, unspoken
decision--to leave the protection of their natural fortresses and
sprint back to their comrades. As they exit their shelter, Dick's heart
skips a beat. He had been dueling with his cousin, Harry Kenton! In the
split second before going their separate ways, they give each other a
quick, respectful wave before rejoining their units.
Throughout the
Battles of Second Manassas and Antietam, Dick repeatedly finds himself
coming face-to-face with family and friends fighting for the
Confederacy. He even makes some enemy acquaintances while combing the
battlefields for a fellow soldier who is missing. What a strange war!
As Dick & Harry watch their regiments dwindle and the casualties
mount, they yearn for the conflict to end so that they can be simply
cousins and friends once again. This eight-book set tells the story of America’s greatest conflict through the lives and experiences of Kentucky cousins Harry Kenton and Dick Mason. Torn between family ties and political beliefs, father and son Kenton serve in the Confederate army, while Dick Mason leaves his widowed mother and fights to preserve the Union. Unlike many contemporary historical fiction accounts of the Civil War, this series brings to life the human drama of the war without resorting to foul language and gratuitous violence. Our editing team updated the punctuation and footnoted less familiar words making these classic books more understandable for the modern reader.
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