Memoir of Susie King Taylor: A Civil War Nurse

by Pamela Dell

Overview

Susie King Taylor, born a slave in 1848, would learn to read at secret schools and go on to teach countless others to read and write. Follow the course of the Civil War in her own words as she remembers her work as a nurse and teacher with an Army troop of African-American soldiers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515733560
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	First-Person Histories Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	1080L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Pamela Dell began her professional career writing for adults and started writing for children about 12 years ago. Since then she has published fiction and nonfiction books, written numerous magazine articles, and created award-winning interactive multimedia.

Table of Contents

A Young Black Nurse in a Military Camp 4

The Memoir of Susie King Taylor 6

Life After the war 28

Timeline 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Critical Thinking Using (he Common Core 31

Internet Sites 32

Index 32

Interviews

First-person nonfiction written by young Civil War participants and presented to suit today's readers.