What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?

by Jim O'Connor, Who HQ, John Mantha (Illustrator)

Overview

"Four score and seven years ago..." begins Abraham Lincoln's beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. The South had been winning up to this point. So how did Union troops stop General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North? With black-and-illustrations throughout and sixteen pages of photos, this turning point in history is brought vividly to life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448462868
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/07/2013
Series:	What Was? Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	86,443
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	810L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jim O'Connor is the author of several nonfiction books including Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball.