A dangerous promise

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Author

Joan Lowery Nixon

Publication

1994-10-01 - Delacorte, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

37,000 words, Guess

Page Count

148 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL1077270M
Internet Archivedangerouspromise00nixo
ISBN-100385320736
ISBN-139780385320733
LibraryThing1790147

and 2 more

Library of Congress Control Number94000464
OCLC Control Number29913698

Classifications

DDC[Fic]
LCCPZ7.N65 Dap 1994

Description

In 1861, while living with his foster parents at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, twelve-year-old Mike Kelly and his best friend Todd Blakely join the Second Kansas Infantry in the Union army as drummer boys but their dreams of glory end when they experience the full horrors of war at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri. When Todd dies in battle, Mike travels to the front lines to keep a dangerous promise: to return Todd's watch to his sister.

Description

In 1861, while living with his foster parents at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, twelve-year-old Mike Kelly and his best friend Todd Blakely join the Union army as drummer boys but their dreams of glory end when they experience the full horrors of war at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri.