Reluctant Witnesses: Children's Voices From The Civil War
The U.S. Civil War touched the lives of millions of children on the battlefield and the home front. Based on eyewitness accounts of 120 children, ages four to sixteen, Reluctant Witnesses gives their perspective on America’s bloodiest conflict and how they managed to cope. Their diaries, letters,...
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The U.S. Civil War touched the lives of millions of children on the battlefield and the home front. Based on eyewitness accounts of 120 children, ages four to sixteen, Reluctant Witnesses gives their perspective on America’s bloodiest conflict and how they managed to cope. Their diaries, letters, and reminiscences are a testimony to the astonishing resiliency of the human spirit. Like children of contemporary wars, these children from the Union and the Confederacy speak without hate but with the stubborn hope that peace might prevail in the end.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780813328232 (0813328233)
Publish date: April 2nd 1999
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
*3.75 Stars*Scorecard:* Quality of Writing - 7: Solid but not exemplary * Pace - 7: Solid but did set down (for multiple reasons)* Plot Development - 8: Very decent/only felt I lost thesis 1-2* Characters - 7: Some I lost chapter to chapter; lots to keep up* Enjoyability - 7.5: Not a light-hearted b...
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