A Savage Thunder
Antietam and the Bloody Road to Freedom
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2009]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: vi, 103 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 x 27 cm
In September 1862, two great armies faced each other across Antietam Creek. The outnumbered Confederate forces were led by General Robert E. Lee. The Union army was led by General George B. McClellan. Jim Murphy uses archival photographs, maps, and firsthand accounts to recreate one of America's most important battles.
Contents:
Invasion -- Panic -- Onwards -- S.O. 191 -- The gaps -- Retreat -- A great tumbling together -- The sunken road -- Burnside's bridge -- Cemetery Hill -- The smell of death -- Emancipation.
Target Audience: 1180L
ISBN:
9780689876332 (hardcover)
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T HISTORY Mur | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T HISTORY Mur | Southeast | Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-98) and index.
A Junior Library Guild selection
A Junior Library Guild selection