Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter

By Alice Turner Curtis

Book Overview

This is the story of Sylvia, a little girl from Boston and her adventures in Charleston, South Carolina just before the start of the Civil War

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557095256
• ISBN13: 9781557095251
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

This book brings American History to life!

This charming book transforms boring history into an entertaining tale of a girl and her family from Boston living in Charleston, SC during the months leading up to the beginning of the Civil War by the attack on Fort Sumter. The reader senses the inhunanity of slavery through Sylvia's experiences. Your child will understand history like never before after reading this book.