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Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 372 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Everyone knows the story of how the Civil War began at Fort Sumter, but what happened to the fort after the first shots were, fired there? The North wanted to restore Sumter to its rightful place in the Union, and close the vital Confederate supply port of Charleston, while the South needed to defend its birthplace ,and keep the supplies flowing, thus making Fort Sumter one of the most fervently, attacked and most tenaciously, defended pieces of real...
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
Rpt
Physical Desc
223P
Language
English
Description
"The recent rediscovery of Rebel Private: Front and Rear, effectively lost for decades, marks an authentic publishing event in the literature of the Civil War. A rare insight into the conflict from the point of view of a Confederate army enlisted man, this compelling memoir has been hailed by historians as a classic and indispensible key to understanding the Southern perspective. Margaret Mitchell even described it as her single most valuable source...
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"Describes early battles of the American Civil War including the attack on Fort Sumter, the Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Shiloh, and others. Includes critical "Think About It" questions and a "Voices from the Past" special feature"--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Taut free verse tells the little-known story of the first contraband camp of the Civil War-seen by some historians as the "beginning of the end of slavery in America." One night in 1861, three escaped slaves made their way from the Confederate line to a Union-held fort. The runaways were declared "contraband of war" and granted protection. As word spread, thousands of runaway slaves poured into the fort, seeking their freedom. These "contrabands"...
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
Samuel and his younger brother, Joshua, are free black boys living in an orphanage during the Civil War, but when Samuel takes the blame for his brother's prank, he is sent South, given a new name, and sold into slavery--and somehow he must survive both captivity and the war, to find his way back to his brother.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
38 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The true story of Vinnie Ream's courage and persistence in the service of art, and in the service of a friend."--Dust jacket, front flap.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. Or did he? Look at all the facts and discover the fiction through primary sources, infographics, and leveled text. Readers will learn the full story about Christopher Columbus's famous voyage"--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"Every November, the United States celebrates Thanksgiving Day. But what actually happened at the first Thanksgiving? And when did it happen? Discover the facts and find out the fiction surrounding one of America's favorite holidays"--
10) Brotherhood
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1867, and the South has lost the Civil War. Those on the lowest rungs, like Shad's family, fear that the freed slaves will take the few jobs available. In this climate of despair and fear, a group has formed. Today we know it as the KKK"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 663 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S. Grant the most important general of the war. Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the Mississippi River. It prevented the Union from using the river for shipping between the Union-controlled...