Courageous Women of the Civil War: Soldiers, Spies, Medics, and More Volume 17

by Melinda R. Cordell and Dashka Slater

At the outbreak of the Civil War, nearly everybody was caught up in patriotic fervor--men and women, Union and Confederate. Many women supported soldiers through knitting and sewing needed items, growing food, making bandages, gathering medical supplies, and more. But others wished they could be closer to the fight. These women defied society's expectations and bravely chose to take on more dangerous, unconventional roles. Courageous Women of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1613732007
• ISBN13: 9781613732007
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12