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Orphans of the wind

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Twelve-year-old Jim sails from Bristol as deck boy on the "Four Winds," a blockade-runner bringing powder and guns from England to the Confederate States. After a difficult voyage, the ship sinks. Jim and some crewmates make their way to land …

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Twelve-year-old Jim sails from Bristol as deck boy on the "Four Winds," a blockade-runner bringing powder and guns from England to the Confederate States. After a difficult voyage, the ship sinks. Jim and some crewmates make their way to land and find themselves in the middle of the War.

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"Twelve-year-old Jim sails from Bristol as deck boy on the "Four Winds," a blockade-runner bringing powder and guns from England to the Confederate States. After a difficult voyage, the ship …"

— Margaret

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