It was 1861 in linn county, kansas, and jeff was elated at the prospect of fighting. The book is about jeff bussey and his struggles in fighting in the war while also seeing both sides of it. Jefferson davis bussey is sixteen when the civil war breaks out. One child out of a hundred will love this book above all others. Rifles for watie is a childrens novel by american writer harold keith. Audiobook excerpt narrated by tom stechschulte created by recorded books listen to the. Plus, youll get an additional audiobook per month after trial. Who was supplying rebel leader watie, the christian indian who had galvanized the cherokee indian nation into organized raids behind union lines in kansas and oklahoma, with repeating rifles. A young farm boy joins the union forces, becomes a scout. Find proof for the following statements in the designated passages.
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He cant wait to leave his kansas farm and defend the union against colonel watie, the leader of the dreaded cherokee indian rebels. Rifles for watie by harold keith read by tom stechschulte. The other 99 wont make it through the first chapter. Rifles for watie by harold keith young mens book club blog. Rifles for watie is a book about the civil war that is written for school age readers. Despite the intended audience, this book is every bit as interesting for an adult reader. Winner of the newbery medal an ala notable childrens book winner of the lewis carroll shelf awarda captivating and richly detailed novel about one young soldier who saw the civil. I read the diaries and journals of civil war veterans, most of. It was first published in 1957, and received the newbery medal the following year set during the american civil war, the plot revolves.
Few readers realize the intensity of the civil war battles. Rifles for watie 9780064470308 beautiful feet books. Book report of rifles for watie choose a new title for rifles for watie by harold keith. Rifles for watie is an american childrens novel by harold keith. This is the story of a little cat who came to the home of a poor japanese artist, and, by humility and devotion, brought him good fortune. Rifles for watie by harold keith this is a rich and sweeping novelrich in its panorama of history. Rifles for watie, novel units teachers guide, grades 78. Jeff bussey, the main character of rifles for watte, learns about the cruelty, destructiveness, and waste that war creates. Listen to rifles for watie by harold keith,tom stechschulte for free with a 30 day free trial. The story of jeff bussey, a farm boy living in 1861, who joins the union army and goes on an important mission to discover how stand watie and his confederate cherokee rebels are receiving repeating.
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