The Civil War

by Jason Hook, David McAllister (Illustrator)

A children's illustrated book that explains the Civil War and gives unusual facts and details.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

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Reviews

[Erin]

This is a great little book that gave me a refresher on some of the basics that I’d mostly forgotten since high school. If the author put out a second edition that included more about slavery, “common myths” about that time (ie: “it was about states’ rights!”) and the Underground Railroad, it would be far more useful than any history textbook chapters on the Civil War that I sloughed through between 1995-2000.

There is one cringe-worthy punctuation mistake.

The photos and illustrations are impressive and well-chosen.

[Read-n-Bloom]

If you like learning facts that you really didn't know about the Civil War or maybe didn't quite remember, this is a great little book for you to read & add to your library collection.