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1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations |
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text file rda |
| Summary |
Heart-stopping charges, dangerous secret operation, fearless spies, and legendary heroes from America's deadliest conflict! From female spies fighting for the Rebel cause to daring cavalry rides deep into enemy territory, Civil War history is filled with fearless figures and incredible events. This invigorating overview for kids uses exciting art, illustrated maps, and colorful facts to entertain readers with stories of the legendary heroes and unlikely but totally true events that make up one of America's most fascinating conflicts. A history buff and Civil War reenactor, Ben Thompson brings the Civil War to life for young historians and reluctant students alike. Guts & Glory is new nonfiction series featuring history's most amazing people, events, and civilizations. Book 2, Guts & Glory: The Vikings, comes out in Spring 2015! |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.3 11 170895 |
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Accelerated Reader MG 9.3 11 170895 |
| Summary |
An educational collection of amazing-but-true facts about the Civil War shares accounts of such events as female spies fighting for the Rebel cause, cavalry rides in enemy territory, and the reelection of President Lincoln. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index. |
| Contents |
First blood -- A clash of ironclads -- Shiloh -- The Cleopatra of the secession -- The great locomotive chase -- Robert E. Lee in Northern Virginia -- The deadliest day -- Chancellorsville -- Horse and steel -- Gettysburg -- The making of the Confederate navy -- The Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts -- Morgan's Raid -- Second Sabine Pass -- The Rock of Chickamauga -- Union nurse -- Grant versus Lee -- Mobile Bay -- The election of 1864 -- The end of the line. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
American Civil War (1861-1865) |
| Chronological Term |
1861-1865 |
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Military campaigns. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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United States. |
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Electronic books. |
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Butzer, C. M., illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Guts and glory |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Thompson, Ben, 1980- Guts & glory New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014 9780316320504 (DLC) 2013041699 (OCoLC)872420253 |
| ISBN |
9780316321976 : $51.00 |
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0316321974 : $51.00 |
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