Among the camps

or, Young people's stories of the war

von Thomas Nelson Page

88 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A child's world can lie only a short distance from a military camp, yet every road between them may carry danger. Across four illustrated short stories, young people face the American Civil War through family separation, occupation, scarcity and encounters with opposing armies. Homes, woods and picket lines become connected spaces where ordinary choices demand courage, loyalty and personal responsibility. Domestic life and military conflict meet in sharply defined situations rather than distant accounts of battle. At Holly Hill and in an occupied town, children and townspeople live alongside soldiers, prisoners, raids and skirmishes; elsewhere, two boys must navigate wartime danger and enslavement. One memorable episode turns the rescue of a kitten into an unexpected encouragement towards truce, showing how compassion can cross divisions that military allegiance has made perilous. These wartime stories for young readers keep childhood perspectives firmly in view while exploring the pressures placed upon friendship and family bonds. The illustrated collection moves between camps, homes, roads, rivers and army lines, revealing how conflict reaches beyond the battlefield into daily decisions about whom to trust, help or protect. Its recurring emphasis on humane action gives the four stories a clear unity without reducing their varied settings and characters to a single experience. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• ISBN: 9789377786021
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Alpha Edition