Authors: Donald Mccaig
Copyright © 1998 by Donald McCaig
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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.    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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ISBN 978-0-393-33710-5 pbk.
ISBN 978-0-393-34757-9 (e-book)
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