Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 228 Keenan, Henry F. (Henry Francis) 1850 1928 Keenan, Henry Francis The Iron Game: A Tale of the War Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Virginia Paque and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Iron Game: A Tale of the War" by Henry F. Keenan is a historical novel written in the late 19th century, focusing on the experiences of young men during the Civil War. The story centers around the main character, Jack Sprague, who is drawn into the conflict after being expelled from college. Driven by dreams of glory and patriotism, Jack embodies the spirit of youth eager to defend his country, navigating personal relationships and societal pressures along the way. At the start of the book, Jack has just been expelled from Warchester College, and the news ignites both admiration and concern among his peers and family. He dreams of a military career and, with the onset of the Civil War, enlists as a sergeant, rallying classmates to join him. The opening chapters also delve into Jack's interactions with friends and family, particularly his sister Olympia, who balances familial pride with the fear of losing her brother to war. As tensions rise in Acredale and the realities of military life set in, characters like Vincent Atterbury highlight the conflict's personal toll, as friendships are tested by their allegiances during a time of national disunity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: American Literature 892613 2025-10-04T10:46:08.036957 text/html 892585 892474 2024-11-05T03:44:04.756237 2023-10-05T04:51:52.675720 text/html text/html 421501 2025-10-04T10:46:18.719894 application/epub+zip 433715 2025-10-04T10:46:11.062883 application/epub+zip 423684 2025-10-04T10:46:09.843916 application/epub+zip 716716 2025-10-04T10:46:25.061830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665800 2025-10-04T10:46:17.903884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617132 2022-09-05T06:45:13.023508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 829091 2025-10-04T10:46:07.488966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 809341 2024-10-28T17:36:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16670 2025-10-04T10:46:25.188827 application/rdf+xml 11918 2025-10-04T10:46:10.336894 image/jpeg 2962 2025-10-04T10:46:10.089893 image/jpeg 414171 2025-10-04T10:46:08.107959 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia