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Leigh Ann Conners is a spirited and determined girl who loves her older brothers and wishes to protect their mill from destruction during the Civil War. When she places a French flag upon the family mill in hopes of sparing it, her gamble backfires: the Yankees see her as a traitor and take the mill, the women, and the children into an uncertain northbound journey. Along the way, Leigh Ann confronts danger, betrayal, and the harsh realities of war, learning to summon her inner strength to survive and find her place amid the chaos of the national conflict.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: War & Military Fiction/War Stories
Authors: Ann Rinaldi
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