The brothers' war : Civil War voices in verse / by J. Patrick Lewis ; including photographs by Civil War photographers.
2007
PS3562.E9465 B76 2007 (Mapit)
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Title
The brothers' war : Civil War voices in verse / by J. Patrick Lewis ; including photographs by Civil War photographers.
ISBN
9781426300363 (trade)
1426300360 (trade)
9781426300370 (lib. bdg.)
1426300379 (lib. bdg.)
1426300360 (trade)
9781426300370 (lib. bdg.)
1426300379 (lib. bdg.)
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2007]
Copyright
©2007
Language
English
Description
31 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 x 26 cm
Call Number
PS3562.E9465 B76 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
811/.54
Summary
The wonderful wordplay of J. Patrick Lewis breathes new life into the speeches of Lincoln, the letters of Grant and Lee, and the moving human drama of our country's Civil War. Lewis' poignant poetry gives young readers a vivid insight into the brutal conflict that tore America apart. The author draws on primary-source books and articles to inspire each poem, bringing the ordinary and extraordinary voices of the Civil War to light. The book also includes a note from the Photo Editor on the authentic period images used throughout. Readers experience history directly as it was lived by Americans in the 1860s.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 31).
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008.
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Table of Contents
Down on the plantation
The raider
Blood of our fathers, blood of our sons
Boys in a brothers' war
I am fast in my chains
Nathaniel Gwinnett-shrapnel wound
White nightmare
Letter from home
Letter home
I can make Georgia howl
Passing in review
Civil War map
Time line of selected events from the Civil War
A note on the photography
Author's notes on poems.
The raider
Blood of our fathers, blood of our sons
Boys in a brothers' war
I am fast in my chains
Nathaniel Gwinnett-shrapnel wound
White nightmare
Letter from home
Letter home
I can make Georgia howl
Passing in review
Civil War map
Time line of selected events from the Civil War
A note on the photography
Author's notes on poems.