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21) The yankee widow
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In The Yankee Widow, gifted storyteller Linda Lael Miller explores the complexities and heartbreak that families experienced as men took up arms to preserve the nation and defend their way of life. Told in a smart, assured and compelling voice, this is the story of Caroline, the young wife and childhood sweetheart of Jacob, who together live on a farm raising their daughter, Rachel, just outside of Gettysburg. When Jacob joins the Northern army to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the strategy, tactics, actual fighting, aftermath, and key figures involved in one of the Civil War's pivotal battles at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
44 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
During the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, a mother and son shelter a young Confederate deserter. Includes a historical note on the incident.
Author
Series
Gettysburg trilogy volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 463 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
26) Gettysburg
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about Gettysburg National Military Park, from which historic events occurred there to what it is like to visit today."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Walter Foster Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First library edition.
Physical Desc
96 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The Battle of Gettysburg is a landmark event in United States history. Widely recognized as the Civil War's turning point, it accounted for the most casualties of any battle during the war and spelled the beginning of the end for the Confederacy. In this powerful graphic history, Wayne Vansant describes the history leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg, as well all of the major military events on July 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, including the famous fight...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2008, ©2008.
Edition
Fullscreen.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (593 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Even today, almost 150 years after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, unexpected secrets and little-known stories continue to emerge from Civil War history. In the cavalry charge at Mine Creek in Kansas, it took only 30 minutes for 2,800 Union troops to defeat an enemy force more than double in size, and yet, few people have heard of it. The same can be said of a Confederate raid on Vermont and an attempt by Union coal miners to blow up a...
Author
Publisher
Bowen Press/Collins
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a comic book style depiction of the Battle of Gettysburg, the national movement to create a memorial at the battle site, and the day of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 1863, drawn from first-person letters, speeches, and other primary sources. The address itself is played out over sixteen pages, with every phrase given a visual interpretation that will resonate with young readers. Also contains page level author's notes and the Gettysburg...
Author
Series
The Left Behinds volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the iTime app on their phones sends Mel, Bev, and Brandon to Washington, D.C., in 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, the youngsters must somehow travel to Gettysburg, make sure what is supposed to happen does happen, save the Union, and be home in time for dinner.
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It was one of the great turning points in American history: a clash of ideologies from the political arena and on the battlefield, where over half a million lives were lost. The war between the Union and the Confederacy saw the country divided along geographical, racial and industrial lines, and few were spared the decision of where to pledge their loyalty. Communities were torn apart, families broken and cities destroyed. Now, travel back and experience...
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A detailed account of the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest war fought on American soil, plus an examination of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg address.
Author
Series
Homer Kelly mysteries volume 17
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
322 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 790L
Language
English
Description
"See the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes Alfred Waud, a special artist and war correspondent whose depiction of Pickett's Charge is thought to be the only visual account by an eyewitness. A story of extreme risk, strife, and the search for truth, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves into the crucial Civil War battle"--
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xix, 321 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1863, as Union and Confederate armies marched on southern Pennsylvania, the town of Gettysburg found itself thrust onto the center stage of war. The three days of fighting that ensued decisively turned the tide of the Civil War. In The Colors of Courage, Margaret Creighton narrates the tale of this crucial battle from the viewpoint of three unsung groups--women, immigrants, and African Americans--and reveals how wide the battle's...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2006
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (254, 219 minutes) : sound (stereo), color ; 12 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gettysburg: Civil War drama depicting the events and personal struggles of the Union and Confederate soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gods and generals: Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain left behind a quiet life and a career as a college professor to fight for the Union. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of great religious faith who served in the defense of the Confederacy. And Gen. Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate army, was a man...
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