The Sword of Antietam

by Joseph a Altsheler, 1stworld Library (Editor)

Overview

The first youth rode to the crest of the hill, and, still sitting on his horse, examined the country in the south with minute care through a pair of powerful glasses. The other two dismounted and waited patiently. All three were thin and their faces were darkened by sun and wind. But they were strong alike of body and soul. Beneath the faded blue uniforms brave hearts beat and powerful muscles responded at once to every command of the will.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421818764
Publisher:	1st World Library
Publication date:	05/22/2006
Series:	The Civil War Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.67(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862 -1919) was an American author of popular juvenile historical fiction. Altsheler was born in Three Springs, Hart County, Kentucky to Joseph and Louise (Snoddy) Altsheler. In 1885, he took a job at the Louisville Courier-Journal as a reporter and later, an editor. He started working for the New York World in 1892, first as the paper's Hawaiian correspondent and then as the editor of the World's tri-weekly magazine. Due to a lack of suitable stories, he began writing children's stories for the magazine. Altsheler married Sarah Boles on May 30, 1888, and had one son. He and his family were in Germany when World War I began. The difficult journey home took a huge toll on Altsheler's health and he was never the same. He died in New York City in 1919.