Title: March Toward the Thunder
First published: 2008
Description: A unique perspective on the Civil War as only Joseph Bruchac could tell it.Louis Nolette is a fifteen-year-old Abenaki Indian from Canada who is recruited to fight in the northern Irish Brigade in the war between the states. Even though he is too young, and not American or Irish, he finds the promise of good wages and the Union's fight to end slavery persuasive reasons to join up. But war is never what you expect, and as Louis fights his way through battle after battle, he encounters prejudice and acceptance, courage and cowardice, and strong and weak leadership in the most unexpected places.Master storyteller and acclaimed author Joseph Bruchac tells a Civil War story based on the experiences of his own great grandfather. Chock-full of historical facts and details, this carefully researched book will give readers new insight into some of the untold stories and unsung heroes of the American Civil War.
Subjects: Abenaki Indians, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Indians of North America, Juvenile fiction, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Teenage boys, War stories, Fifteen-year-old boys, Soldiers, Native American soldiers, Indian teenage boys, Indians of north america, fiction, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction, Children's fiction
Places: United States
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865
LC classification: PZ7.B82816 Mar 2008