Before the creeks ran red
By: by Carolyn Reeder.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.; Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) -- Siege, 1861 -- Juvenile fiction.; Baltimore (Md.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.; Alexandria (Va.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.; Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) -- Siege, 1861 -- Fiction.; Baltimore (Md.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.; Alexandria (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: Through the eyes of three different boys, three linked novellas explore the tumultuous times beginning with the secession of South Carolina and leading up to the first major battle of the Civil War.
Notes: "Ages 10 up"--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: Timothy Donovan's story, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina: December 20, 1860-April 15, 1861; title: Joseph Schwartz's story, Baltimore, Maryland: April 18-May 15, 1861; title: Gregory Howard's story, Alexandria, Virginia: May 16-Late June, 1861.