Exploring the Civil War
Books
Books for Children
Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln
JE POL.P
When two brothers visit a museum in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with their grandmother, they find themselves in a very realistic Civil War setting where they see the Antietam battlefield and meet historical figures from the aftermath of that momentous battle. Includes author's note on the Battle of Antietam.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusJohn Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
J 973.7116 GLA.J
Tells the true story of how John Brown raided the military outpost at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859, with the goal of capturing weapons and raising an army to fight for the freedom of the slaves.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusUnderground
J 973.7115 EVA.S
A group of slaves introduces readers to the Underground Railroad by relating their personal experiences and describing their escape.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusMost Loved in all the World
JE HEG.T
Even though Mama is an agent on the Underground Railroad, in order to help others she must remain a slave, but she teaches her daughter the value of freedom through a gift of love and sacrifice.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusDays of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States
J 973.7 MCK.P
Uses slave narratives, letters, diaries, military orders, and other documents to chronicle the various stages leading to the emancipation of slaves in the United States.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusSignals in the Sky
J RANSOM
Whisked back to 1863 Virginia with the aid of a magical spyglass, the three Chapman children meet real-life Civil War spy, John Doyle.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusCivil War on Sunday
J OSBORNE
Jack and Annie are transported by their magic tree house to the Civil War where they meet Clara Barton, who distributed supplies and nursed wounded soldiers during the war, later founding the American Red Cross.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusThe Diary of Susie King Taylor, Civil War Nurse
J 973.775 TAY.S
Excerpts from the diary of a woman who served as nurse to a regiment of black soldiers fighting for the Union during the Civil War, including her observations on the treatment of African Americans after the war.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusAnna Sunday
J KEE.S
In 1863, twelve-year-old Anna, disguised as a boy and accompanied by her younger brother, Jed, leaves their Pennsylvania home and makes the difficult journey to join their wounded father in Winchester, Virginia, where they find themselves in danger from Confederate troops.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusA Light in the Storm: The Diary of Amelia Martin
J HES.K
In 1860 and 1861, while working in her father's lighthouse on an island off the coast of Delaware, fifteen-year-old Amelia records in her diary how the Civil War is beginning to devastate her divided state. This story presents a fictional description of how life might have been for a young girl during the Civil War.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusOutrageous Women of Civil War Times
J 920.72 FUR.M
Biographies of some outspoken and influential women of the North and South who broke barriers both in battle and on the home front.
search Novelist® K-8 PlusSally Bradford: The Story of a Rebel Girl
J HOO.D
A fictional account of a young girl's experiences with the cruelty, danger, and destruction of the Civil War in Virginia.
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