Project Gutenberg 2011-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 145 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Brother Against Brother; Or, The War on the Border E-text prepared by David Garcia, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/) "Brother Against Brother; Or, The War on the Border" by Oliver Optic is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set during the tumultuous times preceding the American Civil War, the story revolves around two families divided by their loyalties to the Union and the Confederacy. The opening introduces the Lyon family, who face escalating tensions in Kentucky, a border state grappling with conflicting ideologies as their neighbors take opposing sides in the looming conflict. At the start of the narrative, a heated conversation unfolds between Noah Lyon and his son Dexter about the political unrest in Kentucky, highlighted by the actions of Noah’s brother, Titus, who has become a fervent Secessionist. Their discussion reveals underlying family conflicts and concerns regarding the safety and values of those living in a divided nation. Tensions escalate as they anticipate potential repercussions from their neighbor Titus, indicating broader themes of family loyalty, moral dilemmas, and the impact of war on personal relationships that will likely play out throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text US Civil War Category: Historical Novels Category: American Literature 534617 2025-07-14T09:51:13.383096 text/html 536899 2011-02-07T17:47:02 text/html 716227 2025-07-14T09:51:22.828482 application/epub+zip 719849 2025-07-14T09:51:16.675525 application/epub+zip 267115 2025-07-14T09:51:15.341047 application/epub+zip 980985 2025-07-14T09:51:27.462514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 948717 2025-07-14T09:51:21.901501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476860 2022-09-16T07:31:43.970181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507150 2025-07-14T09:51:12.206088 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 506746 2011-02-07T17:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 506753 2011-02-07T17:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21623 2025-07-14T09:51:27.597470 application/rdf+xml 15660 2025-07-14T09:51:15.855047 image/jpeg 3568 2025-07-14T09:51:15.597026 image/jpeg 180296 2011-02-07T17:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 618362 2011-02-07T17:49:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 180296 2011-02-07T17:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 690782 2025-07-14T09:51:13.441117 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia