"Rodney, the Overseer" by Harry Castlemon is a historical fiction set during the Civil War, where Rodney Gray finds himself navigating the challenges of wartime amidst themes of duty and allegiance to the Confederacy. The book opens with the Home Guards, led by the boastful Tom Randolph, exposing the internal conflicts between courage and fear, as the men deal with those in command and military orders. As Tom tries to control his unruly group, who seem more interested in dodging service than fighting, Rodney Gray is introduced as the skilled drill master of the disbanded Rangers. The narrative teases out tensions within the wartime South, especially through the relationships between Tom and his men, as they wrestle with their roles as soldiers.
Rodney, the Overseer
By Harry Castlemon
In a nation divided, one man must navigate loyalty, duty and conflict in the tumultuous landscape of the Civil War South.
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About the AuthorCharles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
Charles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
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