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The Boys War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
by Murphy, Jim
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-Collectible
- ISBN 10
- 0590456040
- ISBN 13
- 9780590456043
- Seller
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
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NZ$24.77NZ$22.29
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About This Item
NY: Scholastic, 1994. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good-Collectible. 8"x10" 110 indexed pages. 4th printing. 12 yr old Johnny Clem's photo on front. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped. PON on ffep. Mild edge and shelf wear. Curl of whole book on right side. Secure ship w/track 3. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults: Firsthand accounts of the experiences of boys sixteen and younger who fought in the Civil War, with photos included.
Winner of the Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction "Making extensive use of the actual words—culled from diaries, journals, memoirs, and letters—of boys who served in the Union and Confederate armies as fighting soldiers as well as drummers, buglers, and telegraphers, Murphy describes the beginnings of the Civil War and goes on to delineate the military role of the underage soldiers and their life in the camps and field bivouacs. Also included is a description of the boys' return home and the effects upon them of their wartime experiences...An excellent selection of more than 45 sepia-toned contemporary photographs augment the text of this informative, moving work." —School Library Journal (starred review).
Winner of the Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction "Making extensive use of the actual words—culled from diaries, journals, memoirs, and letters—of boys who served in the Union and Confederate armies as fighting soldiers as well as drummers, buglers, and telegraphers, Murphy describes the beginnings of the Civil War and goes on to delineate the military role of the underage soldiers and their life in the camps and field bivouacs. Also included is a description of the boys' return home and the effects upon them of their wartime experiences...An excellent selection of more than 45 sepia-toned contemporary photographs augment the text of this informative, moving work." —School Library Journal (starred review).
Synopsis
First-hand accounts that include diary entries and personal letters describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blacks Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14708
- Title
- The Boys War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
- Author
- Murphy, Jim
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-Collectible
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0590456040
- ISBN 13
- 9780590456043
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction
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- X-Library
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- ALA
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- FFEP
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- Spine
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