| Beyond Their Years: Stories of Sixteen Civil War Children Contributor(s): Cohn, Scotti (Author) |
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ISBN: 1493017578 ISBN-13: 9781493017577 Publisher: Globe Pequot Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 973.708 |
| LCCN: 2015034404 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sometimes a war's greatest heroes are its survivors, those who manage to forge new lives despite the tragedy they have experienced. For the sixteen unsung heroes profiled in Beyond Their Years, surviving also meant surrendering their childhood. These children found themselves on the edge of the fray - both in combat and in the throes of daily life - helping, or simply enduring, as best their interrupted youths allowed. Their behind-the-scenes stories illustrate what it was really like for children during the Civil War. Meet Ransom Powell, a thirteen-year-old drummer boy who survived grueling Confederate prison camps; writer and patriot Maggie Campbell, only eight years old when the war ended; Ulysses S. Grant's son Jesse, who rode proudly alongside Abraham Lincoln's son Tad and Ella Sheppard, daughter of a slave mother and a freed father, who lived through the backlash of slave rebellions. Each of these young survivors' lives represent an amazing contribution to the war effort and to postbellum life. Learn the inspiring stories of these American children who displayed courage, devotion, and wisdom beyond their years. |