Daring Women of the Civil War (Civil War Library)

Ford, Carin T.

ISBN 10: 0766022501 ISBN 13: 9780766022508

Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc, 2004

Synopsis

An account of the many roles played by women in the American Civil War, both on the battlefield and at home, introducing specific women such as author Louisa May Alcott and Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow.

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Reviewed with Carin T. Ford's Slavery and the Underground Railroad.

Gr. 3-5. Titles in the new Civil War Library series are not segments of a chronological account of the war, as are some multivolume military histories, but rather accessible, stand-alone discussions of individual topics. Daring Women introduces Rosie the Riveter's predecessors from both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. Slavery and the Underground Railroad explores the roots of the Civil War, and offers a profusion of true stories about "passengers" and "conductors" on the railroad. Well-chosen, primary-source quotations, culled from a variety of sources, bring the drama up close. There's plenty to gratify a thirst for alluring details (for example, the tale of Henry "Box" Brown, who mailed himself to freedom in a crate), but Ford is equally sensitive to children's need for basic information; statements such as "the Underground Railroad was not underground, and it was not a railroad" perceptively nip confusion in the bud. Compelling archival images illustrate, and thorough chapter notes, a glossary, and suggested print and Internet resources conclude each of these thoughtfully executed volumes. Jennifer Mattson
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About this edition

• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0766022501
• ISBN 13: 9780766022508
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48