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1850-1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction

978187866883-7

Echoes of the Civil War: The Blue
by Stephen M. Forman

This selection of letters, speeches, journals, and eyewitness accounts of the Civil War presents the views of soldiers, nurses, and political and military leaders from…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-83-7     Price: 7.95     64 pages, paperback

9781878668844

Echoes of the Civil War: The Gray
by Stephen M. Forman

Letters, journals, and government documents provide a glimpse of life during the Civil War from the Confederate point of view.  Among selections from military leaders…
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ISBN: 978-1-878668-84-4     Price: 7.95     64 pages, paperback

9781932663-242

Reconstruction: Binding the Wounds
by Cheryl Edwards

This compelling anthology of primary sources describing the period of post-Civil War reconstruction focuses on problems facing the freed slaves, carpetbaggers, Presidential policy and Radical…
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ISBN: 978-1-932663-24-2     Price: 7.95     68 pages, paperback

9781579600518

The Underground Railroad: Life on the Road to Freedom (2nd ed.)
by Pat Perrin

A fascinating collection of primary and secondary source materials from a variety of perspectives on this period in America’s history.  Excerpts include the dramatic escape…
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-051-8     Price: 7.95     66 pages, paperback

9781932663198

Women in the Civil War: Warriors, Patriots, Nurses, and Spies (2nd ed.)
by Phyllis Rabin Emert

From freedom fighters and spies to volunteer nurses and patriots on the homefront, women of the North and South served critical and largely unexamined roles…
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ISBN: 978-1-932663-19-8     Price: 7.95     84 pages, paperback

9781579600716

The Civil War
by Arden Bowers

The Civil War pitted North against South, brother against brother, in a series of devastating battles and philosophical confrontations that would divide the nation for…
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-071-6     Price: 8.95     56 pages, paperback

9781579600727

Reconstruction
by JoAnne Deitch

This compilation of primary sources provides a detailed view of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period, covering freed slaves, carpetbaggers, presidential policy, Radical Republicans, social and…
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-072-3     Price: $8.95     56 pages, paperback

978157960062X

Slavery
by Pat Perrin

This volume introduces students to the institution of slavery through a compilation of slave narratives, government documents, songs, and other firsthand accounts of those involved…
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ISBN: 978-1-57960-062-4     Price: $8.95     56 pages, paperback