Pub Date: January 16, 2009
Dewey: 973.7349
LCCN: 2007041842
Lexile Code: 0640
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 07 to 10
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 8.70" L x 7.20" W ( 0.25 lbs) 48 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States Civil War Period 18501877 | Military and Wars | United States 19th Century
Series: What Would You Do?
Description: By 1863, the Civil War was far from over. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. President Abraham Lincoln sent a large Union army, hoping he was in time to stop the Confederate armys advance. On July 1, the battle of Gettysburg began. Thousands of men were killed, but this deadly battle was a turning point that changed the war. After the battles end, Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address. Author Elaine Landau helps the reader ponder the difficult questions that faced the leaders during this brutal battle.