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Author Blackman, W. S. (William S.), 1840-1913.

Title The boy of Battle Ford and the man / W.S. Blackman ; with a new introduction by Herbert K. Russell
Published Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (162 pages) : illustrations, map
Series Shawnee classics
Shawnee classics.
Contents Cover; Map; Book Title; Copyright; Publisher's Note; Introduction; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III a; Chapter III b; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX a; Chapter IX b; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Chapter XVI; Chapter XVII; Chapter XVIII; Chapter XIX; Chapter XX; Sources for the Introduction; Index; Shawnee Classics Series; Back Cover
Summary A classic story of a young man's journey to adulthood, The Boy of Battle Ford covers Blackman's years growing up in early post-settlement Illinois, where he gave in to temptations such as drinking, gambling, and the lure of prostitutes before joining the army, finding God and becoming a preacher. Blackman, who notes that he is determined to "write facts" in this book, peppers his story with the sordid details of the sinful times of his life as well as with discussions of faith and of struggling to understand his God and his beliefs
Notes Originally published: Marion, Ill. : Egyptian Press, 1906
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Blackman, W. S. (William S.), 1840-1913.
SUBJECT Blackman, W. S. (William S.), 1840-1913 fast
Subject United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 120th (1862-1865) -- Biography
United States. Army -- Military life.
SUBJECT United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 120th (1862-1865) fast
United States. Army fast
Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Armed Forces -- Military life
SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261
Illinois -- Biography
Subject Illinois
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Personal narratives
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011051615
ISBN 9780809331291
0809331292
128088181X
9781280881817