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What was America's deadliest war? : and other questions about the Civil War / [by Martin W. Sandler ; art by Robert Hunt].

by Sandler, Martin W.

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New York : Sterling Children's Books, c2014.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature.

9781402796234 (hardcover)

1402796234 (hardcover)

9781402790461 (paperback)

1402790465 (paperback)

31 pages ; illustrations, map ; 21 x 26 cm.

What was America's deadliest war? -- When did slavery begin in America? -- What was the cotton gin and why was it important? -- Why did the South rebel? -- Who fired the first shots of the Civil War? -- Did brother fight against brother in the war? -- Who were the leaders of the war? -- What was the first major battle of the war? -- How did new weapons and inventions change the war? -- Where were the deadliest battles fought? -- Did young boys fight in the war? -- Why were horses so important in the war? -- How did Lincoln help to end slavery in America? -- Did black soldiers fight in the war? -- Why is Lincoln's Gettysburg Address such a powerful speech? -- Why did so many people die in the war? -- How did America's deadliest conflict end? -- Civil War timeline.

"Who fired the first shots in the American Civil War? Where were the fiercest battles fought? How did Lincoln free millions of slaves with one document? Acclaimed author Martin Sandler answers all these and other "must-know" questions about the war that pitted brother against brother and tore the United States apart"--

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