American Civil War Reference Library offers comprehensive and wide ranging research options on this compelling era of American history. Material in each of the three titles has been reviewed by an independent advisory board for its curriculum relevance and its accessibility to students in grades 6-12.
Excerpts from the diary of Carrie Berry, describing her family's life in the Confederate south in 1864. Supplemented by sidebars, activities, and a timeline of the era.
Provides a cultural and historical context for the development of the United States during the Civil War, and includes the problem of slavery, the North and South divided, the secession of the south, the Civil War, reconstruction, and more.
A biography of General Robert E. Lee that details his life before the Civil War, thoughts he communicated during it, and his nineteenth-century Virginian background. Discusses the controversies surrounding him and the issues that still cause concerns today such as racism, state's rights, and Confederate flags and monuments.
At the end of the Civil War, twelve year-old Will, having lost all his immediate family, reluctantly leaves his city home to live in the Virginia countryside with his aunt and the uncle he considers a traitor.
Presents a biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote the popular and controversial novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" after she witnessed the injustice and cruelty of slavery.
