1861-1865

Learn about the powerful people who guided the nation through the Civil War and reconstruction.

"Examines the roots of slavery in America and how the issue divided the nation, as well as the start of the Civil War, President Lincoln's views on slavery, and his first step toward ending it forever: the Emancipation Proclamation"--Provided by publisher.

Compiles anecdotes, poetry, songs, and commentary to give insight into the period of the war and the people who fought and witnessed it.

Presents a discussion of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and its importance to the nation, and discusses slavery in America, the Civil War, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise, and the Fugitive Slave Law.

Discusses the reasons for Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on the institution of slavery and on the course of the Civil War.

A brief biography of Abraham Lincoln and the events of the Civil War including the Battle of Gettysburg and the Emancipation Proclamation.

Examines the causes of the American Civil War, introduces some of the major political and military leaders of the conflict, and looks at the strategies, resources, and technologies used by Union and Confederate forces.