Historical Fiction for Children

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War Horse (War Horse, #1)
War Horse (War Horse, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 57,737 ratings
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Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466 3.74 avg rating — 6,527 ratings
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The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl
The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl 3.78 avg rating — 2,519 ratings
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Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,413 ratings
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating — 157,961 ratings
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The Midwife's Apprentice
The Midwife's Apprentice 3.73 avg rating — 43,210 ratings
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A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 3.69 avg rating — 9,444 ratings
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Dreams in the Golden Country: the Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903
Dreams in the Golden Country: the Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903 3.90 avg rating — 4,919 ratings
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The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777
The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 3.93 avg rating — 9,056 ratings
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So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847
So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847 3.75 avg rating — 5,449 ratings
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A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896
A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 4.18 avg rating — 5,682 ratings
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When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 3.60 avg rating — 4,881 ratings
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Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 3.93 avg rating — 10,553 ratings
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Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544
Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 3.94 avg rating — 10,800 ratings
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Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria, France, 1769
Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria, France, 1769 3.91 avg rating — 9,960 ratings
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Jahanara: Princess of Princesses, India, 1627
Jahanara: Princess of Princesses, India, 1627 3.87 avg rating — 4,890 ratings
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Kaiulani: The People's Princess, Hawaii, 1889
Kaiulani: The People's Princess, Hawaii, 1889 3.73 avg rating — 4,321 ratings
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Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595
Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595 3.72 avg rating — 3,667 ratings
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Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1)
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Maryneal 1962
Maryneal 1962 4.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave 3.95 avg rating — 11,659 ratings
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An Elephant in the Garden
An Elephant in the Garden 4.19 avg rating — 11,939 ratings
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Her Benny
Her Benny 4.27 avg rating — 381 ratings
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Good Night, Mr. Tom
Good Night, Mr. Tom 4.32 avg rating — 52,249 ratings
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The Great Railroad Race: the Diary of Libby West
The Great Railroad Race: the Diary of Libby West 3.85 avg rating — 4,049 ratings
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The Lottie Project
The Lottie Project 3.77 avg rating — 11,718 ratings
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Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild
Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild 3.93 avg rating — 3,025 ratings
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A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence
A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence 3.76 avg rating — 3,163 ratings
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One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss 4.04 avg rating — 3,244 ratings
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan 3.93 avg rating — 2,489 ratings
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Lily's Crossing
Lily's Crossing 3.87 avg rating — 9,709 ratings
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A Rose for the ANZAC Boys
A Rose for the ANZAC Boys 4.03 avg rating — 2,224 ratings
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My Heart is on the Ground: the Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania, 1880
My Heart is on the Ground: the Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl, Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania, 1880 3.74 avg rating — 3,564 ratings
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When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer
When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer 3.95 avg rating — 2,004 ratings
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Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C.
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C. 3.91 avg rating — 10,880 ratings
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The Shakespeare Stealer (Shakespeare Stealer, #1)
The Shakespeare Stealer (Shakespeare Stealer, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 7,311 ratings
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I Escaped the California Camp Fire: California's Deadliest Fire
I Escaped the California Camp Fire: California's Deadliest Fire 4.42 avg rating — 182 ratings
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One If By Land, Two If By... Submarine
One If By Land, Two If By... Submarine 4.35 avg rating — 80 ratings
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Love, Joanah
Love, Joanah 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Moochie the Soochie: Visits the Peace People
Moochie the Soochie: Visits the Peace People it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Save the Dream: March on Washington (Time Force #1)
Save the Dream: March on Washington (Time Force #1) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Mooge - The Prehistoric Genius
Mooge - The Prehistoric Genius 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Spies in the Sky
Spies in the Sky 4.46 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1)
Assassin (Lady Grace Mysteries, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 2,901 ratings
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Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,288 ratings
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Hemlängtan
Hemlängtan 4.17 avg rating — 2,641 ratings
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I Escaped North Korea
I Escaped North Korea 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings
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From the Cave Wall: A Stone Age Story (The Source Stories Book 1)
From the Cave Wall: A Stone Age Story (The Source Stories Book 1) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Reindeer and the Submarine
The Reindeer and the Submarine 4.54 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Scarab for Luck: A Story of Ancient Egypt
Scarab for Luck: A Story of Ancient Egypt 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Forget Me Not: The Story of One Family's Voyage on the Titanic
Forget Me Not: The Story of One Family's Voyage on the Titanic 4.12 avg rating — 158 ratings
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En ö i havet (#1)
En ö i havet (#1) 3.96 avg rating — 3,543 ratings
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Forgotten Fire
Forgotten Fire 4.27 avg rating — 2,727 ratings
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Goodnight Mr Tom
Goodnight Mr Tom 4.32 avg rating — 52,249 ratings
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Friend or Foe
Friend or Foe 3.94 avg rating — 2,777 ratings
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Rubies in the Snow: Diary of Russia's Last Grand Duchess 1911-1918
Rubies in the Snow: Diary of Russia's Last Grand Duchess 1911-1918 3.70 avg rating — 145 ratings
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Plats på scen
Plats på scen 4.10 avg rating — 632 ratings
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When the Sky Falls
When the Sky Falls 4.30 avg rating — 2,579 ratings
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Eira
Eira 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings
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We Are Wolves
We Are Wolves 4.35 avg rating — 2,605 ratings
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Hetty Feather (Hetty Feather, #1)
Hetty Feather (Hetty Feather, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 9,529 ratings
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The Silver Donkey: A Novel for Children
The Silver Donkey: A Novel for Children 3.80 avg rating — 2,060 ratings
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Häxprovet
Häxprovet 3.69 avg rating — 249 ratings
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While the Storm Rages
While the Storm Rages 4.07 avg rating — 616 ratings
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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea 4.21 avg rating — 6,214 ratings
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Flykten till järnets land
Flykten till järnets land 3.84 avg rating — 70 ratings
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The Wreck of the Zanzibar
The Wreck of the Zanzibar 3.74 avg rating — 3,352 ratings
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A Time For Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen
A Time For Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen 3.92 avg rating — 2,580 ratings
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My Father's War
My Father's War 3.77 avg rating — 96 ratings
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Skuggan över stenbänken (Skuggserien, #1)
Skuggan över stenbänken (Skuggserien, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 1,981 ratings
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1916 (Australia's Great War, #3)
1916 (Australia's Great War, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 53 ratings
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The Cat Mummy
The Cat Mummy 3.36 avg rating — 4,303 ratings
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Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards
Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards 3.94 avg rating — 2,415 ratings
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When the Lyrebird Calls
When the Lyrebird Calls
by: Kim Kane
3.67 avg rating — 90 ratings
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Days of Toil and Tears: The Child Labour Diary of Flora Rutherford
Days of Toil and Tears: The Child Labour Diary of Flora Rutherford 3.77 avg rating — 674 ratings
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The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips 4.05 avg rating — 7,519 ratings
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The House of Hidden Wonders
The House of Hidden Wonders 4.08 avg rating — 180 ratings
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Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen
Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen 3.72 avg rating — 788 ratings
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The Best Christmas Present in the World
The Best Christmas Present in the World 4.30 avg rating — 570 ratings
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King of the Cloud Forests
King of the Cloud Forests 3.80 avg rating — 1,482 ratings
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If I Die Before I Wake: The Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor
If I Die Before I Wake: The Flu Epidemic Diary of Fiona Macgregor 4.06 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
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Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl
Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl 3.88 avg rating — 1,378 ratings
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I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 4.14 avg rating — 13,264 ratings
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The Death of Joan of Arc (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #4.5)
The Death of Joan of Arc (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #4.5) 3.94 avg rating — 6,902 ratings
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A Season for Miracles: Twelve Tales of Christmas
A Season for Miracles: Twelve Tales of Christmas 3.67 avg rating — 335 ratings
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Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763
Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763 4.01 avg rating — 6,921 ratings
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Doctor Who: The Last Dodo
Doctor Who: The Last Dodo 3.77 avg rating — 2,048 ratings
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A Rebel's Daughter: The 1837 Rebellion Diary of Arabella Stevenson
A Rebel's Daughter: The 1837 Rebellion Diary of Arabella Stevenson 3.74 avg rating — 631 ratings
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Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson
Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson 3.78 avg rating — 1,300 ratings
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Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #5.5)
Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #5.5) 4.12 avg rating — 5,209 ratings
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Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein
Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein 3.89 avg rating — 797 ratings
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The Death of My Country: The Plains of Abraham Diary of Geneviève Aubuchon
The Death of My Country: The Plains of Abraham Diary of Geneviève Aubuchon 3.74 avg rating — 667 ratings
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A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859
A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859 4.03 avg rating — 5,281 ratings
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No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn
No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn 4.23 avg rating — 1,302 ratings
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Banished from Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angélique Richard
Banished from Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angélique Richard 3.87 avg rating — 845 ratings
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Winter of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge
Winter of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge 3.68 avg rating — 681 ratings
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A Trail of Broken Dreams: The Gold Rush Diary of Harriet Palmer
A Trail of Broken Dreams: The Gold Rush Diary of Harriet Palmer 3.80 avg rating — 683 ratings
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My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941
My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,436 ratings
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An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-Ling
An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-Ling 3.75 avg rating — 905 ratings
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A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861 3.69 avg rating — 3,872 ratings
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