Lewin, Ted, Illustrated by The Author
RED LEGS, A Drummer Boy of the Civil War
: New York: HarperCollins, 2001, . . , , Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Quarto--over 9?" - 12" tall. A nine-year-old is a Union drummer boy in the U.S. Civil War, and this story recreates the savagery and the bloodshed of one of the many battles in which he participated. When the story closes, it is made known to the reader that the entire scenario was a re-enactment, and based on the life of Stephen Benjamin Bartow, a child musician in the 14th Regiment, Company E, from Brooklyn. Illustrated boards, unpaginated (32), illustrated by the author.; . , , , .
$20.00
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