ID | 008574 |
Call Number | 973.7/KAG |
Title Proper | Eyewitness to the Civil War |
Other Title Information | The Complete History from Secession to Reconstruction |
Language | ENG |
Author | Hyslop, Stephen G. ; Kagan, Neil (ed.) |
Publication | USA, National Geographic Society, 2006. |
Description | 416p Black Spine |
Note | Authoritative text depicts the Civil War from a unique first-person point of view. Personal accounts, letters and diary entries reveal what life was like for soldiers and civilians, photo essays provide an honest look at slavery. Major battles are described with photographs and art of the period. |
Note | Introduction A NATION DIVIDED Two Americas The brutal life of slaves FIRST BLOOD Fall of Fort Sumter Trial at Bull run Battle for the border lands Outfitting the Confederate infantry Union infantrymen dressed for war TOTAL WAR South to Shiloh The coastal war The struggle for Richmond North to Antietam Emancipation and endurance The soldier's life VICTORY OR DEATH Taking Vicksburg The road to Gettysburg War on the home front Breakthrough at Chattanooga The cavalryman's flair REBELS UNDER SIEGE Grant against Lee Descending on Atlanta Paths to victory The medical middle ages THE FINAL ACT Conquering the Carolinas From Petersburg to Appomattox The assassination of Lincoln THE NATION REUNITED Reconstructio Casualties of war Selected milestones Vocabulary of war Additional reading Illustration credits List of maps
First Blood |
Standard Number | 0792262069 |
Price. Qualification | $40(Hb) |
Classification Number | 973.7 |
Key Words | IGCSE ; United States - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives ; United States - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Pictorial works ; United States - History - Civil War, 1861 - 1865 - Diaries and reminiscences ; Global Perspectives - IGCSE |