Rebel

A dramatic portrayal of the last year of the Confederacy, when brave men met defeat with honor.

As the Civil War rages, young fifteen-year-old Drew Rennie decides that he must enlist and fight for the Confederate cause. Barely old enough to shave, he runs off and joins General Morgan's campaign against the North. Drew has courage and bravery to spare and he will need every ounce of it.

In 1866, only men uprooted by war had reason to ride into Tubacca, Arizona. So when Drew Rennie, newly discharged from Forrest's Confederate scouts, arrived leading everything he owned behind him his thoroughbred stud Shiloh, a mare about to foal, and a mule he knew his business would not be questioned. To anyone in Tubacca there could be only one extraordinary thing about Drew, and that he could not reveal: his name, Rennie.

Drew Rennie fought valiantly for the South during the Civil War. Despite the South's loss, Drew remains proud. When the war started he thought he was an orphan, but now he finds out that his father might not be dead after all. But the road to finding him alive and proving that he is in fact his father's son is long and fraught with peril.

Drew Rennie fought valiantly for the South during the Civil War. Despite the South's loss, Drew remains proud. When the war started he thought he was an orphan, but now he finds out that his father might not be dead after all. But the road to finding him alive and proving that he is in fact his father's son is long and fraught with peril.

Andre Norton is best known for her science fiction and fantasy novels. However, she was a woman of many interests and in her 'Rebel' series her considerable writing skills are on full display as she brings the story of Drew Rennie to life. In the first book of this duology, 'Ride Proud, Rebel,' Drew is a fifteen year old boy who joins the confederate army to defend his home and ideals. He fights this losing battle with honor and courage and is, in part, a symbol of the entire Confederacy. In the second book, 'Rebel Spurs,' the Confederacy has been defeated. During the war, Drew, who grew up an orphan, discovers that his father might still be alive. To find his father he sets off on an adventure that is even more dangerous than anything he faced in the Civil War.

As the Civil War rages, young fifteen-year-old Drew Rennie decides that he must enlist and fight for the Confederate cause. Barely old enough to shave, he runs off and joins General Morgan's campaign against the North. Drew has courage and bravery to spare and he will need every ounce of it.