BOOK: The jnl of James Edmond Pease by Murphy

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@TELLURIAN.NET>]

Murphy, Jim._The Journal of James Edmond Pease_,1998
This is part of the subseries of the Dear America Books, called My
Name is America; books written by boys.  This journal follows a
Union soldier for a portion of the Civil War and describes the
conditions that the soldiers lived, fought, and died under.  They
lived with a great deal of "hurry up and wait."  Eventually this
soldier is left for dead in Confederate territory and has to find his
way out.  He is helped by some African Americans.  There are
many purposeful misspellings to illustrate the writer's lack of
education.  At the end of the book there is large section of
historical notes as in the other titles of the series.  This 173 page
book is a good piece of historical fiction, giving a good feel for the
people and the time.
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