The book highlights all the most important figures of the period, as well as focusing on the military and political strategies of both sides and the influence of the wider world on the conflict. The text is lively and clearly presented with fact panels providing fascinating extra pieces of information and background stories.

This multicultural history for young readers emphasizes roles of children, women, slaves, and even animals in the Civil War. Major battles are interspersed chronologically with sections detailing people and their place in the war.

A collection of primary sources, including letters, speeches, photographs, quotes, illustrations, and newspaper clippings explore the events of the Civil War.

Learn about the Civil War through the eyes of those who lived it with this compliation of primary sources and analysis.

Describes the events surrounding the Gettysburg Address and what inspired Lincoln to write the speech, how the country reacted to his words, and why we still remember them today.

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.

Brings Lincoln to life by placing him in the context of his own personal background and the larger circumstances of the country's greatest conflict.

Provides a look at the private side of Abraham Lincoln and at the circumstances surrounding his short, but memorable speech at the dedication of the cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield. Includes text of the speech.

Provides an account of the important role of songs in rallying Union and Confederate troops during the American Civil War.

Teaches about the Civil War from the secession debates to Appomattox, by means of activities like making butternut dye, decoding wigwag, and baking hardtack. Includes a resource section with a glossary and pertinent web sites.