civil war, 1861-1865

Examines the life and career of Civil War surgeon Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, one of the first female physicians in the United States.

Gods and generals (219 min.): "... reveals the spirited allegiances and fierce combat of earlier Civil War struggles, framing its tale with the fateful clashes of Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville."--Container.

In 1862 eleven-year-old Summer and her thirteen-year-old brother Rosco take turns describing how life on the quiet Virginia plantation where they are slaves is affected by the Civil War.

In 1960, bored and lonely thirteen-year-old Sophie is not happy about spending the summer at her grandmother's old house in the Bayou until she finds a maze with a secretive and mischievous inhabitant. She then makes a wish and finds herself in 1860 at her family's home, where she is mistaken for a slave.

Explores the photographs of Mathew Brady who chronicled the American Civil War in his photographs.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Margaret Mitchell.

Northerners and Southerners had clashed over the expansion of slavery into the western territories, an extended conflict that ultimately had to be decided on the battlefield.

Contains a graphic novel-style biography of the life and exploits of President Abraham Lincoln.

An interactive Civil War adventure where the reader determines their fate during a daring escape from a Confederate prison.

"The date is April 27, 1865. You are crammed onboard the steamboat Sultana with more than 2,000 passengers. Many of them are soldiers heading home after the Civil War. You're cruising on the Mississippi River when a massive explosion rips through the ship. Do you dive into the water to save yourself or stay onboard to help the survivors? Will you try to swim for shore or wait for help to arrive? Will you stay with your sick friend or try to find someone to help him? With dozens of possible choices, it's up to you to decide how you'll survive one of the worst river disasters ever seen"--.