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The Cemetery Keepers of Gettysburg
It was a hot and buggy afternoon in the summer of 1862, when Peter Thorn, the cemetery tender of Gettysburg, left his pregnant wife and three small sons to join the Union army. In his absence, his family would bear witness to the most ferocious and bloody battle of the Civil War.
On July 1, 1863, a shell exploded in the Thorn's kitchen when the brutal Battle of Gett...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
April 3rd 2007
by Walker Books for Young Readers
(first published 2007)
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Age:
Grades 8-YA
Genre:
historical realistic fiction
Diversity:
Gettysburg era family of the South.
Illustrations:
drawings in color.
Personal response:
Great lesson on importance of family, work ethic, perspective about war and children of war.
Curricular or programming connections:
Library displays would work great with this book especially in city libraries.
Grades 8-YA
Genre:
historical realistic fiction
Diversity:
Gettysburg era family of the South.
Illustrations:
drawings in color.
Personal response:
Great lesson on importance of family, work ethic, perspective about war and children of war.
Curricular or programming connections:
Library displays would work great with this book especially in city libraries.
The story is based on real events and people. The story sometimes rhymed and sometimes didn't, which I found distracting. The plot would be appealing to children, and the climax is handled well. The illustrations are realistic, but not scary or disturbing when it deals with the battle. An overall nice story.
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This is an excellent factual account of the family who witnessed the Battle of Gettysburg and then helped bury the dead soldiers. Great vivid illustrations and simple text tell this remarkable story from the Civil War for younger readers.
This is the true story of the family who tended the cemetery at Gettysburg during the Civil War - obviously, before it was called the Gettysburg Cemetery. It's a touching tale about a mother and three young boys who give the dead their final resting place while their father, the real cemetery keeper, is fighting on the Union side; it's also about the way they restored order and peace to this resting place and buried soldiers after part of the Gettysburg battle was fought there on its grounds. Th...more
I liked the illustrations in the book. Not too many words, so could be read aloud and keep children's attention. The grasp of the meaning may escape them until they are older. The random attempts at very loose rhymes can be confusing because it is not steady. But overall a good book based on actual events and a real family.
Wow! This is really the story of a woman who, though 6 months pregnant, with the help of her 7-, 5-, and 3-year old sons and her father, personally dug the graves to bury over 100 union soldiers at Gettsburg. These are the stories of strong women in American history that need to be told.
I knew nothing about Gettyburg's historical cemetery keepers, and I found the story interesting. This story takes place in the north but is told without a political slant, focusing instead on the human aspect and loss of life at Gettysburg.
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