Summary Of Mary Downing Hahn's 'Hear The Wind Blow'

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In the book “Hear the Wind Blow” by Mary Downing Hahn takes place in Virginia during the Civil War. Haswell’s problem is that his home was burnt down by Yankee soldiers and his mother died of a fever leaving him and his little sister Rachel orphans and nothing but a horse, old blankets and a root cellar with minimal food. Haswell decides to travel with his sister to the grandmother's farm but when they find the house in shambles and no one there they head for Winchester to find their uncle. When they get there they find the uncle is housing a Yankee soldier. Haswell's main conflict is that he needs to find his older brother Avery, who is fighting in Petersburg. Haswell travels down to southern Virginia in search of his brother. His conflict

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