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Summary: Made up for boring History class!
Review: Many people view me as odd when I tell them I think the Civil War is an exciting prospect. This is surely due to the fact that our History teacher did such an awful job teaching it. This book is what helped me see how interesting it really was. Instead of lengthy lists of battles and dates, this book incorporated the feelings of a person.True, it took me a while to pick up this book. I got it at about age nine and was not very inclined to read it... but now at thirteen it is an exciting read. Don't turn away just because of the fact that it has the word 'rifles' in the title. I was purely because of the fact that in History rifles were always paired up with boring battles. Please turn to this rather than those [other] books about babysitting or whatever. I know the babysitters club is behind most of us but it lies in my memory as an example...
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Summary: this book is real close to the truth
Review: this book is so close to the truth about the civil war that it is a must read. I have studied the civil war for several years and when I read this book It tought me stuff I didn't know about the times and the wars that happened especially the not so famous wars.
It also tought me alot about the behaviors of the officers and of the soldiers. Since i joined the army sometimes I thought I had a hard time because they didn't feed us that much and some of the punishments are alot different today than back then but alot of the horrors of war are the same like being in the infantry is still similar in some cases and the calvary is alot different in some ways but the same in other ways.
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Summary: Rilfles For Watie
Review: Jeff Bussey is only 16 when the Civil War breaks out, but he immediately leaves his home in Linn County- after two bushwhackers's break into his house - to join the Kansas volunteers. After his first battle, he discovers war isn't just glory. He sees his friends die and knows that he may be next. He has to cope with a mean officer, Captain Clardy, and his love for a rebel girl, Lucy Washbourne.
Then he is sent on a scouting mission,behind enemy lines where he makes an important discovery. The rebels are just boys like him, only they are fighting for a different cause. He is left with a tough decision to make. Should he join the enemy or betray them?
I loved this book because it was so suspenseful. Harold Keith does a great job describing everything. This book is difficult to read so I recommend it to 5th Grade and up.
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Summary: Rifles for Watie book review
Review: I read the book Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith. It is about a boy named Jefferson Bussey who is sixteen when the civil war broke out and he wanted to be in it. He was from Kansas living on a farm with his family. Eventuall one day he sneaks out fome his house and goes to the barrocks for war. When he is in war he figures out that war is not all good and glory. You have to march for miles, get fed almost nothing and sleep in horrible conditions. He sees his friends die right in front of him to. Then they send him out to infiltrate the enemys camp as a spy. when he gets there he finds out that they are the same as him but they are just fighting for a diffrent casue. But once he finds out what he had to he cant decide if he should go with the rebels or stay with the Union. The desrana of this book is non-fiction. I liked this book alot because of all the action in it. I recomend this book to any people that like action and war books.
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Summary: Ross's Review
Review: I choose this book because it looked interesting and exciting.
This book is about Jefferson Davis Bussey trying to make it as a soldier and a couple of other obsticles that cross his path.
My favorite character was Noah. The reason is that Noah was very wise, a great fighter, and he always knew what to do.
My favorite part was the battle of Praire Grove. It was a spectacular battle scene and it gave a great deal of details.
This was a great book. You should read this book!
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Summary: This is the BEST CivilWar book, one of the best books ever
Review: "Rifles For Watie" surprised me by being much more interesting than I thought it would. I had to read it for school, and my literature teacher usually picks boring books, but "Rifles for Watie" was great throughout. It tells the story of Jeff Bussey, a Kansas kid, who enlists in the Union army to defeat the enemy Cherokee Indians and their leader Stand Watie. Jeff quickly dislikes the rough life in the army, but learns to appreciate it. Soon, he is sent by his captain to go to the rebel side as a spy and gather information and bring it back to the captain. I don't want to give away too much, but it is an exciting book. Some parts are a little slow, but about 95% of it, I thought, was exciting. Read it, definitely.
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Summary: RIfles for Watie
Review: Rifles for Watie By Alex
By Harold Keith
Rifles for Watie is a very intense book about the civil war. It has a lot of action in the battles and very good word choice. But that's not all it is about, it is also about friendship, trust, love, and much more.
The setting is in the 1800's in Kentucky. You meet a boy named Jeff, Jeff is unsettled about the war. Jeff is tall with black hair and blue eyes. Jeff is also scared of the bushwhackers, people who go around house to house stealing thing and burning down houses. Well one day when Jeff goes home from working on the fields he finds that bushwhackers have attacked their house and are still there. Jeff and his father eventually scare them away. After the attack Jeff decides that he is tired of just sitting around the house while there is a war taking place. So Jeff decides that he is going to join the confederates or the north side of the war. While in the army Jeff makes new friends and loses some old ones. But while Jeff is in the army he is assigned a special assignment. Jeff is going to be a spy for the confederates. So Jeff is going to go join the rebels as a southerner. Jeff joins the rebels but soon learns that the rebels are just normal people and he makes some really good friends. Then Jeff one day finds out something that the confederates should know about to win the battle against the rebels. But know Jeff has a problem, should he tell the confederates what is happening so that all his friends should be killed on the rebel side, or should Jeff stay on the rebel side and fight against his friends on the confederate side. Also while on the confederate side Jeff falls in love with a southern girl. And Jeff has to try and sweep her off her feet while he tries to fight a war. The ending will shock you and at the end you will want a sequel. Jeff has to be brave as he is fighting a war between two armies and himself.
Rifles for Watie is a fast pace and exciting book. In this book you will fight huge battles and meet historic generals. This book you will want to read over and over again.
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Summary: Derrick's Review!!!
Review: Rifles for Watie, by Harold Keith, is a book about a 16-year-old boy named Jeff Bussey and can't wait to leave his farm in Kansas to defend his Unionagainst the Indian leader of the Rebels(Stand Watie. As a soldier, Jeff has to walk hundreds of miles while watching his friends die in battle. He gets sent over to be aspy and if he gets coaght, they'll kill him. But it gets worse. He finds out that the rebels are fairly nice people and on top of that he falls in love with a rebel girl. To find out what hhe does, read Rifles for Watie.
I thought this was a good book because it has a lot of suspence in it and it isn't boring
I think people who love action and war should read this book because that is what it is, action and war.
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Summary: This must be the best book not written by J.K. rowling!
Review: This is awesome it is great i love it o geez there aren't enough words in english to describe ummm... its great, it's suspensful, it's scarey, it's sad, it's exciting... Well you get the picture.:)
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Summary: Still one of my all-time favorites!!!!
Review: I first read this book when I was in the sixth grade, and now 15 years later it still keeps me spellbound every time I pick it up. It's rare to find a book that will linger in your mind for more than a few days, this one lingers for years. I highly recommend it to anyone that is looking for something more than entertainment in a novel, Jeff Bussey will be a friend for life!
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