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The book Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt, is a great fiction novel that gives the reader a good perspective of the average family during the Civil War. This book shows the hardships and tough times that the war cast upon everyone in the U.S. The author tries t ....

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.... to manage the farm alone. Not long after the last of the older men leave, Jethro's father, Matt, has a heart attack and is bed ridden. Jethro now has to become the man of the house. With the help of his sister, Jethro farms the fields and provides for his family and his brother John's wife and two children. After receiving a few letters from Tom, the family is notified of his death. Eb comes back after a while because he abandoned his post and was being hunted by the government for desertion. Jethro then writes to the president regarding his cousin's dilemma. He then received a letter back form Abe Lincoln himself telling him what his cousin c ....