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OverviewFrom the bestselling author of The Lost Regiment series comes a factually based narrative of the black military experience in the Civil War. We Look Like Men of War I was born a slave, as was my father before me, but I shall die a free man.... Thus begins the poignant story of Samuel Washburn, born a slave in 1850. A young master's cruelty leads to an unforeseen confrontation, which forces Sam and his cousin to flee the plantation. They run north to freedom, only to return south to fight for the greater cause.Though still a boy, Sam becomes a regimental drummer with a colored regiment and sees action in the Wilderness campaign at Fredericksburg and Petersburg, as well as at the bloody Battle of the Crater in July of 1864.Sam's voice offers a unique and insightful perspective on the carnage of the War Between the States and the toll it took on both young and old, black and white. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr William R Forstchen, Ph.D. (Montreat College) , Andrew Barnes (Land Economy Research Group, Edinburgh, UK)Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks ISBN: 9780786143283ISBN 10: 0786143282 Publication Date: 01 January 2001 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Downloadable audio file Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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