Rifles for Watie
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Narrated by:
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Tom Stechschulte
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Written by:
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Harold Keith
About this listen
Newbery Medal Winner, 1958
With fighting erupting around his Kansas farm, 16-year-old Jefferson Davis Bussey can hardly wait to join the Union forces. He wants to defend his family from the dreaded Colonel Watie and his Cherokee Indian rebels. After enlisting, Jeff discovers the life of a soldier brings little glory and honor. During battle, his friends die around him. And when he infiltrates Watie’s camp as a spy, he discovers the enemy is much like himself—only fighting for a different cause. As Jeff collects information, he wonders if he will be able to betray his new rebel companions when the time comes for him to return to the Union forces. Historian and author Harold Keith packs this well-researched novel with fascinating details and breath-taking action. Rifles for Watie was named an ALA Notable Children’s Book and won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Believable characters and vivid battle scenes burst from the pages of history with narrator Tom Stechschulte’s dramatic performance.
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- Corrabelle
- 2023-02-01
Fantastic Family Listen
This is one of those books that I was genuinely sad when the story ended, only because I wanted to hear more! I had read this once as a teen but had forgotten about it (and how good it was) until I saw it pop up on audible.
We listened to this over the course of a couple of weeks as a family and all of us were enthralled, even our younger children who didnt fully understand *everything* were eager to listen. The narration was captivating and the story itself was so well written. This book sparked a lot of discussion in our household and a renewed interest in this era of American history.
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