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Rappaport, Doreen.
UNITED NO MORE! : STORIES OF THE CIVIL WAR
New York : HarperCollins, 2006.
IL 3-6
ISBN 0060506008
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The Civil War was a dark time during the history of the United States.  The war pitted brother against brother and father against son.  There are many stories about the men and women affected by the war.  This collection introduces us to some of them.  Meet Julie Ward Howe and find out what inspired her to write The Battle Hymn of the Republic.  Meet Commander Farragut who was asked to capture the city of Mobile.  And shopkeeper Mary Jackson who organized a rally to protest the price of food.  These and others are brought to life from diaries and other documents that show what life was like during the Civil War.
SUBJECTS:     United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Anecdotes.
                        United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.

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