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Cudjo's Cave

Historical Novels

Cudjo's Cave

J. T. Trowbridge

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Historical fiction War stories Fugitive slaves Quakers Abolitionists Unionists (United States Civil War)Tennessee Tennessee, East

Free public-domain edition. Text from Project Gutenberg.

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