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Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Drawing from years of experience covering Syria for Vanity Fair, Newsweek, and the front pages of the New York Times, journalist Janine di Giovanni gives us a tour de force of war reportage, all told through the perspective of ordinary people -- among them a doctor, a nun, a musician, and a student. What emerges is a picture of the devastating human consequences of armed conflict, one that charts an apocalyptic but at times tender story of life in...
Author
Series
History smashers volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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"Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Underground Railroad and Black Americans' struggle for freedom. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. Before the Civil War, there was a crack team of abolitionists who used quilts and signal lanterns to guide enslaved people to freedom. Right? Wrong! The truth is, the Underground Railroad wasn't very organized, and most freedom seekers were on their own. With a...
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English
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More Confederate soldiers died in Chicago's Camp Douglas than on any Civil War battlefield. Originally constructed in 1861 to train forty thousand Union soldiers from the northern third of Illinois, it was converted to a prison camp in 1862. Nearly thirty thousand Confederate prisoners were housed there until it was shut down in 1865. Today, the history of the camp ranges from unknown to deeply misunderstood. David Keller offers a modern perspective...
89) A hope divided
Author
Series
The Loyal League volume 2
Language
English
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"The Civil War has turned neighbor against neighbor--but for one scientist spy and her philosopher soldier, war could bind them together..."--Page 4 of cover
91) The Civil War
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Introduces the American Civil War, detailing the war's causes, key battles, notable generals and other persons involved in the war, and how the end of the war affected life in the United States
93) The Civil War
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
A history of US volume 6
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Describes the American Civil War, focusing on its causes, events, and consequences. Follow the common soldiers in blue and gray as they endure long marches, freezing winter camps, and the bloodiest battles ever fought on American soil. Off the war fields, War, Terrible War captures the passion and commitment of abolitionists and slave owners alike in their fiery debates throughout the land. With profiles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses...
Author
Publisher
Globe Pequot
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Experience the Civil War's most eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and myths and legends related and debunked. From the legend of the Yankee "human shield" behind Nathan Bedford Forrest's saddle to the unexplained sinking of the Hunley, Civil WarMyths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the most fascinating and compelling stories of the war that almost tore America apart." -- Amazon.com
97) March
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize—a powerful love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War, from the author of The Secret Chord.
From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story "filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man" (Sue Monk Kidd). With "pitch-perfect...
From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story "filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man" (Sue Monk Kidd). With "pitch-perfect...
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English
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"It is 1864 and Eliza Spooner's husband Will has joined the Kansas volunteers to fight the Confederates, leaving her with their two children and in charge of their home and land. Eliza is confident that he will return home, and she helps pass the months making a special quilt to keep Will warm during his winter months in the army. When the unthinkable happens, she takes in a a woman and child who have been left alone and made vulnerable by the war,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia advanced into Pennsylvania in a daring offensive to win the Civil War in a single campaign. They met the Union Army at a quiet crossroads town called Gettysburg, and engaged in the greatest battle ever fought on American soil. Three days of combat ended on July 3 with Pickett's Charge, a heroic assault by nine of Lee's brigades against the Union defenses on Cemetery Ridge....
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