The Firing on Fort Sumter: A Splintered Nation Goes to War (Great Events)

Colbert, Nancy

ISBN 10: 188384651X ISBN 13: 9781883846510

Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Recounts the circumstances surrounding the siege and fall of Fort Sumter, on an island in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, the event which signaled the beginning of the Civil War in the United States.

About this title

About the Author:

Nacny A. Colbert is the author of Lou Hoover: The Duty to Serve.

From Booklist:

Gr. 6-12. Though monumental in repercussions, the firing on Fort Sumter might seem an inordinately narrow slice of history to warrant an entire book. But thanks to Colbert's ability to humanize the decisions leading to the fateful episode, the history comes alive. Sharp descriptions and plenty of well-selected photographs introduce the personalities and reveal the decisions by and miscommunications among the major players in the drama that led to the inevitable onset of the Civil War. Lincoln, Buchanan, and others involved are vividly presented; often they are shown facing private moral struggles in the midst of the social turmoil tearing the country apart. Both Union and Rebel sympathizers come across as complex and honorable stewards of their cause. Glossary; bibliography. Roger Leslie
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About this edition

• Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 188384651X
• ISBN 13: 9781883846510
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112