1870 Not With Our Blood (Young Founders Series)

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Summary: disappointed
Review: This story takes place after the Civil War and describes life working in the mills. I usually enjoy stories from this time period but was greatly disappointed in the story and characters. Patrick aspires to obtain his dreams but I just could not develop a bond with him in his trek.

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Summary: Great story! Read this one!
Review: This was a great book about a teenager named Patrick O'neill and his family which is a brother and sister and mother, who move to a town in New England after the Civil War. They get a job in a textile mill even though Patrick wants to be a writer. It was exciting and scary and sometimes funny. It was cool and creepy to see how dangerous the mill was and about street gangs way back in 1870. Patrick was a great character who I wanted to do the right thing! The Clatterbuck girl was so nasty! I wanted it to go on longer to find out what would happen next. Everybody should read this book! Don't take my word for it get it now!

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Summary: Buy it - Read it!
Review: This was a wonderful book that I would recommend to any reader interested in a good story and lots of details about life in a mill town after the Civil War. The characters are true-to-life and sympathetic; I cheered for them and hurt for them, especially James, the main character...Don't miss this one!