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A biography of the two gifted Civil War commanders from a New York Times–bestselling author: “A great story . . . History at its best” (Publishers Weekly).
Their names are forever linked in the history of the Civil War, but Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant could not have been more dissimilar. Lee came from a world of Southern gentility and aristocratic privilege while Grant had coarser, more...
Their names are forever linked in the history of the Civil War, but Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant could not have been more dissimilar. Lee came from a world of Southern gentility and aristocratic privilege while Grant had coarser, more...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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New York Times bestselling author James L. Swanson brings to life the fast-paced, suspense-filled story of Abraham Lincoln's and Jefferson Davis's final journeys through our wounded nation following the Civil War. This middle grade nonfiction book is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 7 to 8, especially during homeschooling. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.
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The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy shows how Davis shaped and articulated the principal policy of the Confederacy with clarity and force and, like no other chief executive in American history, exercised a tenacious hands-on influence in the shaping of military strategy.
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Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Chronicles the life of the daughter of Jefferson Davis who was christened the "Daughter of the Confederacy" and provided hope to a war-weary South, until a series of controversies placed her at odds with her supporters.
13) Jefferson Davis
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Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Traces the life of Jefferson Davis, who graduated from West Point and served in the Army and the House of Representatives before becoming President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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After the secession of eleven southern states, Jefferson Davis gave up his U.S. citizenship to accept the presidency of the Confederate States of America and led the South in the Civil War.
