A stray mongrel dog, wandered into a Pittsburgh fire station and became the mascot that went with the men of the 102nd regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers and became a civil war hero. His picture hangs on the wall of the Soldiers Musuem in Pittsburgh. It includes a 14 page "living History Gallery" (actual photos of the reenactment of the 125th anniversary at Gettysburg) and other pictures throughout the book. The family feature film, "Dog Jack" will be released in late 2007.
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Florence Biros is the author of Dog Jack. She has written many books on great American heros. Dog Jack has become her favorite book among readers world wide.
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Good Book for Beginners of Civil War History,
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A nice overview of the Civil War from the perspective of a young runaway slave. I would recommend this book for later grade school or early middle school children studying the Civil War. The book covers (briefly) plantation life, the assimilation of a former slave into the "free" world, and war with it's hardships - lack of food, imprisonment, poor medical resources, ... Simple characters and simple plot - just what a student needs to reinforce the lessons of Civil War studies. Some religious (Christian) overtones.
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Dog Jack,
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Read this book. It is very good. It's about a runaway slave who enlists in the Union Army during the Civil War. There is a lot of action. TEACHERS: If you want to teach your students about the Civil War, DO NOT have them read Across Five Aprils, have them read this. This was an excellent book, and if you feel otherwise, ...
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Son requested his own,
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My son asked for his own personal copy of this book after he read the copy that we got through the library. I think that says a lot.
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