War, Terrible War, Joy Hakim
War, Terrible War, Joy Hakim
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War, Terrible War
Book 6 (1855-1865)

Author: Joy Hakim

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/10/2008


Synopsis

Riveting and moving, War, Terrible War takes us into the heart of the Civil War, from the battle of Manassas to the battle of Gettysburg and on to the South's surrender at Appomattox Court House. Follow the common soldiers in blue and gray as they endure long marches, freezing winter camps, and the bloodiest battles ever fought on American soil. Off the ware fields, War, Terrible War captures the passion and commitment of abolitionists and slave owners alike in their fiery debates throughout the land. With profiles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Jefferson Davis, soldiers on both sides, slave owners, abolitionists, average citizens, and others, War, Terrible War is the compelling story of a people affected by the horrors of war during this tragic and dramatic period in A History of US.

Reviews

This is an account of the American Civil War. It could also be called an Abraham Lincoln love-fest. If Ms. Hakim had anything negative to say about him, it was lost in all the accolades and pro-North sentiments. As an Illinois Yankee, I wasn't too bothered by that. But I did recall that there are ot......more

Goodreads review by Becky

I love to use these books as a broad overview to provide opportunity for my students to dig deeper into the subject using various sources. They are fun to read and connect well with middle school students by focusing on people and personal stories.......more

Ms. Hakim does a great job of giving a balanced account of the war (while slavery was terrible, the North was not blameless), without focusing too much on the individual battles.......more