What Caused the Civil War?

by Robyn Hardyman

Book Overview

During the American Civil War, the United States was on the brink of falling apart irrevocably. As states seceded and brother turned against brother, hope for reconciliation was dim. This conflict, an essential topic of the social studies curriculum, is skillfully presented from its origins in the Southern slave-trade economy to bloody battles and, later, Reconstruction. Striking photographs and artwork of integral events and people will resonate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1482451867
• ISBN13: 9781482451863
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.9" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8