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Format:
Book
Title:
War, terrible war
ISBN:
9780195077551

9780195077568

9780669360158

9780669360257

9780195095111
Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, [1994]
Physical Description:
160 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm + Teaching guide.
Series title(s):
Number in series:
BK. 6.
Contents:
Preface I: dinner at Brown's hotel -- Preface II: a divided nation -- Americans fighting Americans -- The war begins -- Harriet and Uncle Tom -- Harriet, also known as Moses. Feature: breaking the law: a discussion of ethics -- Abraham Lincoln -- New Salem -- Mr. President Lincoln -- President Jefferson Davis -- Slavery. Feature: slavery then and now -- John Brown's body -- Lincoln's problems -- The Union generals -- The Confederate generals -- President Davis's problems -- Choosing sides -- The soldiers -- Willie and Tad -- General McClellan's campaign -- War at sea. Feature: ruler of the President's navy -- Emancipation means freedom -- Determined soldiers -- Marching soldiers -- Awesome fighting -- Lee the fox -- Speeches at Gettysburg -- More battles -- will it ever end? Feature: the turn of the tide -- The second inaugural -- Closing in on the end -- Mr. McLean's parlor -- A play at Ford's theatre -- After words. Feature: songs of the Civil War -- Chronology of events -- More books to read -- Index -- Picture credits -- A note from the author.

[Pt. 1.] Student text -- [pt. 2.] Teaching guide.
Summary:
Examines the tragic period in United States history, focusing on the life of military leaders and soldiers on both sides, slave owners, abolitionists, and the average citizens who were affected by the horror of the war.
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