TY  - BOOK
AU  - Craddock,Charles Egbert
TI  - The bushwhackers & other stories
AV  - PS 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Mountain life -- Fiction
KW  - Tennessee -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2022-05-24; The bushwhackers -- The panther of Jolton's Ridge -- The exploit of Choolah, the Chickasaw; Peter Becker, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; United States: Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1899
N2  - "The Bushwhackers & Other Stories" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a collection of stories written in the late 19th century. The opening tale follows Hilary Knox, a young mountaineer yearning for adventure, as he navigates the challenges of war and personal identity in East Tennessee during a time of conflict. The story explores themes of courage, the longing for action, and the complexities of young ambition amid the backdrop of war-torn landscapes and shifting allegiances.  At the start of "The Bushwhackers," we meet Hilary Knox, a sixteen-year-old boy who is captivated by dreams of enlisting in the army and joining the fight for his country, despite his mother's apprehensions. He spends his days anxiously watching for signs of cavalry in the mountains, longing for the thrill of military life. When he finally gets the chance to enlist, he feels a mix of excitement and apprehension, especially as he bids farewell to his childhood friend Delia, who expresses her fears about the dangers he will face. Throughout the opening chapter, we witness Hilary's internal conflict between youthful bravado and the harsh realities of courage as he grapples with his aspirations in a world fraught with uncertainty and danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/bushwhackersothe00cradiala
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68162
ER  -