"The life of Abraham Lincoln, America's greatest president, in a new, illustrated edition of the Newbery Honor classic. Clara Ingram Judson's Newbery Honor Book is a richly drawn biography of Abraham Lincoln from his backwoods boyhood, to his days as a shopkeeper and lawyer, his entry into politics, and finally through his extraordinary presidency and tragic assassination. Judson presents Lincoln as he was--the plain-spoken and practical man, often...

Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both expressed the sorrow of life in bondage and offered a rallying cry for the spirit. Like a Bird brings together text, music, and illustrations by Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Michele Wood to convey the rich meaning behind thirteen of these powerful songs.

In the summer of 1862, Jeremy, a Southern boy, becomes aware that a war is going on. But what kind of war was it? He begins his investigation by asking the people around him. His father explains to him that it is a war in which the South is fighting for its economic independence. His granddaddy tells him it is a war that could break up the United States. A slave tells him the war is being fought for the dignity and eventual freedom of an enslaved...

At the end of the summer of 1859, twenty-two-year-old Peachy Quinn Harrison went on trial for murder in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, who had been involved in more than three thousand cases -- including more than twenty-five murder trials -- during his two-decades-long career, was hired to defend him. Lincoln's debates with Senator Stephen Douglas the previous fall had gained him a national following, transforming the little-known, self-taught...

This book examines the causes, circumstances, and effects of the Civil War through the eyes of generals, soldiers, and civilians.

Tells of the Civil War's first contraband camp that began when three escaped slaves were granted protection at a Union-held fort, prompting runaway slaves to seek freedom there and build the country's first African American community.

The American Civil War was marked by bitter, bloody battles including the first battle of Bull Run and the Appomattox Campaign. Readers are given detailed accounts of the most famous and important battles of the war. Enhanced by historical illustrations of events and bonus facts in the margins, the accessible content introduces readers to important figures of the Civil War, such as Ulysses S. Grant and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Helpful sidebars...

The Emancipation Proclamation was one of the most important document for slaves in the United States. In 1862, the American Civil War tore the United States apart. While President Abraham Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union, he had a much larger idea: Ending slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation can be confusing to struggling readers, but this volume gives readers needed context to understand this document. With clear language historical context,...

Study the terms in the Compromise of 1850 and why it has delayed the outbreak of a war between the free and slave states for ten years. Understand what motivated Henry Clay, otherwise known as the "Great Compromiser" to craft the Compromise. Was the goal of the compromise achieved? Read this book to learn more.

A self-taught young slave astonishes his fellow prisoners by reading aloud the newspaper account of Lincoln's new emancipation proclamation. Based on actual events.