Book Description
Combining 50 individually die-cut cards with full-color illustrations, plus hundreds of intriguing facts, stories, statistics, and trivia, Fandex is the newest breakthrough in information-packed, family publishing.
Civil War: An illustrated cultural history of the Civil War, is told through the stories of the men and women who lived and fought it, and the battles, accoutrements, issues, and events that defined it. The Clara Barton card not only tells of the "Angels of the Battlefield" but also explores the state of medicine during the war. The Shiloh card recounts a battle after which "the South never smiled again." Pickett's Charge, the Monitor vs. the Merrimac, Mathew Brady and Harriet Beecher Stowe's the American epic in the palm of your hand.
About the Author
Fred W. Kiger leads Civil War battlefield study programs, teaches several classes each semester and served as co-lecturer with Shelby Foote on the "Crusing the Mighty Mississippi" travel program. He is the creator of the field guide "The Civil War: A History of the War Between the States" (Workman), holds two degrees from UNC and has taught classes on the American Civil War for over 25 years.
