Hayfoot, Strawfoot: The Bucktail Recruits

by David Rimer and William P. Robertson

Book Overview

When Bucky and Jimmy enlisted in Colonel Thomas Kane’s Bucktail Regiment at Smethport, Pennsylvania, in April of 1861, they had no idea of the dangers they would endure before they ever plunged into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572492503
• ISBN13: 9781572492509
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: White Mane Kids
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Civil War historical novel is a winner

This is aimed at younger readers, but I found it well written, an engrossing romp through the unpopulated areas of North Central Pennsylvania. Set in 1861, and based on fact, the authors weave a captivating tale of uneducated backwoodsmen going off to fight in the Civil War. The title comes from the men not knowing left from right, so to teach marching, hay was tied to left foot, straw to right. An excellent first novel for these writers.