Fields of fury : the American Civil War

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Label

Fields of fury : the American Civil War

Title remainder

the American Civil War

Statement of responsibility

James M. McPherson

Creator

• trueMcPherson, James M.
• trueMcPherson, James M

Subject

• 1861-1865
• History
• trueHistory books -- Wars -- Civil War (United States)
• Juvenile works
• trueMilitary history
• Miscellanea
• Personal narratives
• United States
• trueUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Miscellanea | Juvenile literature
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | Juvenile literature
• trueUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865
• trueWar and civilization
• American Civil War (1861-1865)
• trueCivil war

Genre

• trueMiscellanea
• truePersonal narratives
• trueHistory
• Juvenile literature
• trueHistory books
• Juvenile works

Language

eng

Summary

From the initial Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, to the devastating loss of life at Shiloh as Ulysses S. Grant led the Union to unexpected victory, to the brilliance of Stonewall Jackson's campaign at Shenandoah, to General Pickett's famous charge at Gettysburg, to the Union's triumph at Appomattox Court House, Fields of Fury details the war that helped shape us as a nation. Also included are personal anecdotes from the soldiers at the battlefront and the civilians at home, as well as profiles of historical luminaries such as Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Ulysses S. Grant. James McPherson also explores the varied roles that women played during the war, healthcare on the battlefield, and the demise of slavery. McPherson's narrative is highlighted with black-and-white photographs taken by Civil War photographers Mathew Brady and Timothy O'Sullivan, period oil paintings, and key campaign and battlefield maps

Writing style

• trueBrowsable
• trueDescriptive

Award

YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2003

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.7

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Intended audience

• Middle School
• IG
• 1040

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

E468

LC item number

.M226 2002

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

1040

Literary form

non fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 5
• 8

Nature of contents

bibliography

Reading level

• 8.0.
• 6.2.

Study program name

• Accelerated Reader
• Reading Counts!

Target audience

pre adolescent