| Edition |
Second American edition. |
| Description |
72 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
DK eyewitness books |
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DK eyewitness books.
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| Note |
At head of title: Eyewitness. |
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CD-ROM contains clip art. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| 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. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.7 2.0 87204. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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| Added Title |
Eyewitness Civil War |
| ISBN |
0756672678 |
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9780756672676 |
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9780756672683 |
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0756672686 |
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9780756672683 |
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