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Meet Abraham Lincoln - An eStory
By Charles Margerison. 2011
Meet Abraham Lincoln, arguably one of the most influential of all the American Presidents who played the crucial role in…
the abolition of slavery. Lincoln's life has been explored in many ways. However, you can gain a unique and very personal insight through BioViews®. It's as if he has come back and given an interview about his life. Each story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. They provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.Amelina Carrett: Bayou Grand Coeur, Louisiana, 1870 (American Diaries)
By Kathleen Duey. 1999
Bayou Grand Coeur, Louisiana, 1863. I wonder if the Confederates think of this war as their own? Or the Yankees?…
Who would want a war to be their own? Amelina is frightened. She is used to being alone while her Nonc Alain is away trading, but now Yankee soldiers are so close that she can sometimes hear the rumble of gunfire. Just because her close-knit Cajun community has for the most part been uninvolved in the war doesn't mean Nonc Alain's farm would be spared if the Yankees swept through the area. When Amelina makes a startling discovery that challenges everything she's been told about the Yankees, she is forced to make her own decision about what is right and what is wrong. Can she find the courage to face the danger that her decision brings?Amazing Americans: Inspirational Stories
By Charles Margerison. 2010
Would you like to have met Abraham Lincoln and had a discussion about his life and career? Can you imagine…
what George Washington would have said if he was interviewed about his achievements? Would you like to explore how Amelia Earhart, the famous aviation pioneer, broke may speed and travel records and so inspired people around the world. Experience these and other outstanding stories in Amazing Americans and be inspired by some of the amazing people who helped shape the United States.The Long Road to Gettysburg
By Jim Murphy. 1992
On June 3, 1863, 19-year-old Confederate Lieutenant John Dooley prepared to march on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Thomas Galway, a 17-year-old corporal…
in the Union army, waited for the battle to begin. Drawing on the written accounts of these young soldiers, Murphy traces the circumstances leading to the dramatic battle and Lincoln's historic address.The Gettysburg Address (Cornerstones of Freedom)
By Kenneth G. Richards. 1969
Traces the events which led to the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 and describes the dedication of the cemetery to…
the fallen soldiers by Lincoln in his famous speech Includes text of the speechJust a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln
By Jean Fritz. 1993
An easy-to-read story about Lincoln and the famous words he spoke at Gettysburg that will make young readers feel like…
they are actually at Gettysburg witnessing the speech that still lives in the hearts of all Americans.After the Rain: Virginia's Civil War Diary Book 2 (My America Series)
By Mary Pope Osborne. 2001
In the final months of the Civil War, Virginia and her family move to Washington, D.C. where the cold winter…
brings uncertainty and hardship. Virginia takes a job as a servant in a wealthy home to help her family. But, just as things start to improve as her father gets a job, and the war finally comes to an end, the tragic assassination of Ginny's beloved President Lincoln occurs. In this, her second diary chronicling the Civil War, Ginny learns that life is constantly changing. Indeed, even as Lincoln dies, her nephew is born. Throughout, Ginny faces life with hope and courage.