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The Devil's Oven: Shadows and Sparks Christian 1800s American Historical Fiction Unit Studies for Children (Ages 12 and Up)

Feb 19, 2024

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Chapter One

Black Diamonds

The story of Devil's Oven fire started long before I was even born, and the burning embers will keep smoldering long after I'm gone.

I don’t rightly know how I survived those early years. Folks called me scrawny and freckled, but I had already learned a lot about life by the age of ten. I knew to stay away from Da when he'd been …

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