Civil War

by Karin S. Coddon

Book Overview

The American Civil War began with division and culminated in devastation for both sides, a President slain and a bitter reconstruction ahead. The speeches in this volume represent the fierce sectional passions that led up to the war and accompanied its many swings in fortune; included are addresses by Lincoln, as great a pragmatist as he was idealist; by Confederate leaders such as Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens; by defenders of "King Cotton"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737713100
• ISBN13: 9780737713107
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12