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Swords of Steel
''Swords of Steel'' is a children's historical novel by Elsie Singmaster. Set before and during the American Civil War, it tells of the childhood and coming of age of a boy from the North and his involvement with the war.〔(''The Newbery & Caldecott Awards: a Guide to the Medal and Honor Books'' by the Association for Library Service to Children, ALA Editions, 2009 ), page 78〕 The novel, illustrated by David Hendrickson, was first published in 1933 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1934.〔
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==Plot summary==
In 1859, 12-year-old John Deane lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with his family. He is friends with Nicholas, a black servant, with whom he is training a colt. He is devastated when Nicholas is kidnapped by slave catchers and sent to the South to be sold. He learns that his father is a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and he visits Harper's Ferry where he witnesses John Brown's raid. When the war reaches Pennsylvania, his house is seized by the Confederates, and he is locked in the cellar. However, he is helped by the troop's cook, his old friend Nicholas. Later he joins the Union Army and sees the final events of the war.〔(''The Newbery Companion'' by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, Libraries Unlimited, 2001 ) p. 71〕
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