Customer Reviews

A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War (Young Readers' History of the Civil War)

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I bought this book while working on a Women's History project for college and also to help with Civil War living history presentations. Because this book is for young readers I have not used if for much more than an overview and to point out photographs (which are wonderful) during my presentations. However, I recommend this book for any young reader interested in history or teacher wishing to include more women into the curriculum. It gives a great overview of women's roles during the Civil War, how their lives changes, what roles they took on, and what struggles they endured! Now that is GIRL POWER!

The text looks at the famous and not so famous women who participated in the Civil War. It is written in a narrative format, more like a fictional text than a non-fiction. The book is filled with original pictures and short informational biographies of the most important women featured. The illustrations are very large and would be nice to use with an opaque projector when speaking about some of the women or events covered in the book. I also think it would be an excellent book for independent reading due to the format.

this book has tons of info on women and nurses in the Civil WAr

This is a rather good read. It is a fine addition to the Civil War literature for high schoolers. At that age it is refreshing to have something to read other than battle stories, if you are of the female persuasion. It might be only a 4.5 * book if just the text is considered. But if the period photos, engravings, and paintings are thrown into the mix...the result is 5 *'s. I highly recommend this book.