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Civil War / written by John Stanchak.

Summary:

Examines many aspects of the United States Civil War, including the issue of slavery, secession, the raising of armies, individual battles, the commanders, Northern life, Confederate culture, the surrender of the South, and the aftermath.

Record details

ISBN: 0756672678
ISBN: 9780756672676
Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) and 1 poster 56 cm x 80 cm (folded to 28 cm x 20 cm).
Edition: Second American edition.
Publisher: New York : Dorling Kindersley, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	Companion CD-ROM containing clip art is available for checkout at the circulation desk. Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 68) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The long argument -- Slave life -- The election of 1860 -- The Underground Railroad -- Secession -- Raising armies -- Everyone's war -- Women at war -- The young and the old -- Outfitting armies -- Bull Run -- The sick and wounded -- Great commanders -- Arming soldiers -- Black volunteers -- The horsemen -- Army camp life -- Field artillery -- Gettysburg -- The siege of Vicksburg -- Northern life -- Confederate culture -- War on the water -- The secret war -- The march to the Sea -- The Confederacy surrenders -- The fates of two leaders -- A life of freedom -- A new era begins -- Did you know? -- Timeline.
Target Audience Note:	IG1030L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.7 2 87204.