Steele, William O., 1917-

The perilous road / William O. Steele ; with an introduction by Jean Fritz. - San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1990], c1958. - xi, 156 p. ; 20 cm.

"An Odyssey classic." "A Newbury honor book"--Cover.

Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a Yankee supply troop to the Confederates, only to learn that his brother is probably part of that troop.

ISBN: 0152606475 0590451286 (Scholastic pbk.)

LCCN: 89019843 /AC

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prejudices--Fiction.
War--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Juvenile fiction.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Fiction.--Civil War, 1861-1865

LC Class. No.: PZ7.S8148 / Pe 1990

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]