Authors: Donald Mccaig

Jacob's Ladder (67 page)

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First published as a Norton paperback 2009

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McCaig, Donald.
Jacob's ladder: a story of Virginia during the war/by Donald McCaig.
p.Â Â Â Â cm.
ISBN 0-393-04629-X
1. VirginiaâHistoryâCivil War, 1861â1865âFiction. 2. VirginiaâHistoryâCivil War, 1861â1865âAfro-AmericansâFiction. 3. Afro-AmericansâVirginiaâFiction. 4. Gatewood familyâFiction.
I. Title.
PS3563.A255J33Â Â Â Â 1998
813'.54âdc21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9731165
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