Set against the background of the Civil War, My Brothers' Keeper takes young Joshua Parish from the farmlands of New York State to the battlefields of Gettysburg, Petersburg, and Appomattox.In a sniper attack, Josh becomes separated from his company, to wander alone for days before he is found and informally adopted into the Twentieth Maine-Colonel Joshua Chamberlain's regiment.
The turning point of the war, and of Josh Parish's young life, swiftly bears down on the Twentieth Maine. During the bloody battle of Gettysburg, Joshua performs valiantly alongside the older men and discovers the inner resources he needs to carry on amid the horrors of the war. Ages 9-12.
- ISBN10 0892724145
- ISBN13 9780892724147
- Publish Date 1 January 1991
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 14 May 2015
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
- Imprint Down East Books,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 137
- Language English