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Swords of Steel

Posted on October 2, 2015 by vanbraman

This evening I finished reading Swords of Steel: The Story of a Gettysburg Boy by Elsie Singmaster. Swords of Steel was a Newbery runner-up in 1934. After finishing this book I have only twelve books left in my challenge to … Continue reading →

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The Gettysburg Oration

Posted on November 18, 2014 by vanbraman

Standing beneath this serene sky, overlooking these broad fields now reposing from the labors of the waning year, the mighty Alleghenies dimly towering before us, the graves of our brethren beneath our feet, it is with hesitation that I raise … Continue reading →

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