Rabbles Author:David Drake, Tom Gnagey An historical novel for adults and young adults: Three young men form an odd alliance as they work their way north from southern Arkansas during the Civil War. Zachary, a wounded 17 year old Confederate soldier, is the rich son of a powerful plantation owner. Benny, also wounded, a Soldier from the United States Army, comes from a poor farm fam... more »ily in northern Illinois. Amos, is a runaway slave boy. The white boys are trying to avoid firing squads for desertion. Amos would suffer a terrible fate at the hands of his owner if caught. They slowly form a bond and become a team working themselves north through Arkansas and up the Mississippi River to Illinois. Along the way they listen to each other, they listen to themselves; they are very different boys in many ways by the time they reach their destination.« less