True Stories of the Civil War
by Nel Yomtov, Carlo Molinari, Paul Davidson, Associate Professor of History Brett Barker
Step back in time and experience the Civil War through the stories of the people who lived through it. Witness the first shots on Fort Sumter. Hear blood-curdling rebel yells. Experience a brutal battle at sea. True Stories of the Civil War doesn't just tell you the tales of war. It drops you into the thick of combat.
Hardcover
English
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Publisher Description
Step back in time and experience the Civil War through the stories of the people who lived through it. Witness the first shots on Fort Sumter. Hear blood-curdling rebel yells. Experience a brutal battle at sea. True Stories of the Civil War doesn't just tell you the tales of war. It drops you into the thick of combat.
Author Biography
Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area.
Table of Contents
The U.S. Civil War : a nation torn -- Stephen Lee : The attack on Fort Sumter -- Samuel English : The Battle of the First Bull Run -- Samuel Dana Greene : Battle of the Ironclads -- David Thompson : The Battle of Antietam -- General James Longstreet : The Battle of Gettysburg -- General John Gordon : surrender at Appomattox.
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