With Every Drop of Blood: A Novel of the Civil War

by James Collier, Christopher Collier Narrated by Alston Brown

Overview

A vivid portrayal of the Civil War. Johnny, fourteen, convinces his mother to let him join a wagon train carrying food to Confederate soldiers. He has been brought up to believe that all blacks are stupid; thus, when captured by a black Union soldier who insists that Johnny teach him to read, he deliberately tricks him. The boy is surprised the soldier saves him from imprisonment and their relationship grows throughout the book.

Editorial Reviews

JANUARY 2013 - AudioFile

As Johnny's father lies dying from injuries he suffered at the hands of the North, he makes Johnny promise that he won’t join the war effort. Narrator Alston Brown becomes Johnny in this poignant first-person account of the Civil War from a Southern perspective. He also excels at creating Yankee and African-American accents as well as the speech patterns of the day. When Johnny does join the Rebels, he's captured by a black Northern soldier, and their relationship takes a surprising turn. The dramatic descriptions of the battlefields and casualties put listeners right there. Both sides are accurately presented by careful research and a thoughtful presentation. At the end, the authors explain that, though the material is jarring, they've used appropriate terms. They also highlight what's true and what's conjecture. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169804645
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	12/01/2012
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

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