Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for The Civil War by Dennis Gaffney - Wait list

The Civil War

by Dennis Gaffney
Peter Gaffney
ebook
Read a sample Read a sample
"A bite of history a day, all year long."
Flawless storytelling, expert research, and a whole new way of providing history in intriguing, one-page essays makes The Seven-Day Scholar: The Civil War a book that anyone interested in the topic will want on their bookshelf.
This volume in the Seven-Day Scholar series brings to life significant moments in our nation's heroic tragedy, the Civil War, and coincides with its 150th anniversary. The book is organized into fifty-two chapters, corresponding to the weeks in a year; and each week has a theme-what ignited the war, Antietam, soldiers' food and drink, the 54th Massachusetts, the Gettysburg Address, Vicksburg, medical care, Lincoln's assassination, why the North won, and many more. Each chapter includes seven related narrative entries, one for every day of the week. These one-page entries, which read like historical fiction, bring to life crucial political decisions, unforgettable people, key battlefield moments, scholarly debates, and struggles on the home front.
The book also explores many little-known episodes, answering questions such as:
  • Why did Jefferson and Varina Davis take in a mixed-race child during the war
  • What were the causes of riots in New York City and Richmond
  • Why was General William Sherman demoted for "insanity"
  • Why did the Union Army turn Robert E. Lee's estate into a cemetery
    • Entries also include follow-up resources where curious readers can learn more.
    Readers can sweep through the book from beginning to end, or use it as a reference book, periodically dipping in and out of topics they want to explore. This is the perfect book for history buffs, and for those who missed out on learning about this captivating period in American history.
    Expand title description text
    Publisher: Hachette Books

    Kindle Book

    • ISBN: 9780316331616
    • Release date: April 19, 2011

    OverDrive Read

    • ISBN: 9781401396626
    • Release date: April 19, 2011

    EPUB ebook

    • ISBN: 9781401396626
    • File size: 40161 KB
    • Release date: April 19, 2011

    Formats

    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook

    subjects

    History Nonfiction

    Languages

    English

    "A bite of history a day, all year long."
    Flawless storytelling, expert research, and a whole new way of providing history in intriguing, one-page essays makes The Seven-Day Scholar: The Civil War a book that anyone interested in the topic will want on their bookshelf.
    This volume in the Seven-Day Scholar series brings to life significant moments in our nation's heroic tragedy, the Civil War, and coincides with its 150th anniversary. The book is organized into fifty-two chapters, corresponding to the weeks in a year; and each week has a theme-what ignited the war, Antietam, soldiers' food and drink, the 54th Massachusetts, the Gettysburg Address, Vicksburg, medical care, Lincoln's assassination, why the North won, and many more. Each chapter includes seven related narrative entries, one for every day of the week. These one-page entries, which read like historical fiction, bring to life crucial political decisions, unforgettable people, key battlefield moments, scholarly debates, and struggles on the home front.
    The book also explores many little-known episodes, answering questions such as:
  • Why did Jefferson and Varina Davis take in a mixed-race child during the war
  • What were the causes of riots in New York City and Richmond
  • Why was General William Sherman demoted for "insanity"
  • Why did the Union Army turn Robert E. Lee's estate into a cemetery
    • Entries also include follow-up resources where curious readers can learn more.
    Readers can sweep through the book from beginning to end, or use it as a reference book, periodically dipping in and out of topics they want to explore. This is the perfect book for history buffs, and for those who missed out on learning about this captivating period in American history.
    Expand title description text
    History Nonfiction
    Don't see the item you're looking for? Please click here to suggest something else.