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    The Shades of the Wilderness
    The Shades of the Wilderness
    The Shades of the Wilderness
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Shades of the Wilderness

    Written by Joseph A. Altsheler

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    The Shades of the Wilderness is the seventh book of the Civil War Series by Joseph A. Altsheler. Picking up where "The Star of Gettysburg" left off, this story continues the Civil War experiences of Harry Kenton and his friends in the Southern army, from the retreat after Gettygurg, to Richmond, and then through the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, to Robert E. Lee's heroic stand during the siege of Petersburg.Other books in the Civil War series are: "The Guns of Bull Run," "The Guns of Shiloh," "The Scouts of Stonewall," "The Sword of Antietam", "The Star of Gettysburg","The Rock of Chickamauga", and "The Tree of Appomattox." (Summary by Michael Packard)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Shades of the Wilderness
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    Joseph A. Altsheler

    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-one novels and at least fifty-three short stories. (Wikipedia)

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