The Capture of New Orleans: Union Fleet Takes Control of the Lower Mississippi

by Wendy Vierow

With exciting illustrations and prose, this book teaches young readers about blockades, ships sneaking goods to Confederate armies, and important figures such as David G. Farragut, who was in charge of a large fleet of ships that captured New Orleans! Students will also learn about President Lincoln's tremendous Emancipation Proclamation and its effects on African Americans during the Civil War.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823962229
• ISBN13: 9780823962228
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.0" x 8.3"