A savage thunder : Antietam and the bloody road to freedom / Jim Murphy.

By: Murphy, Jim, 1947-Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2009. Edition: 1st edDescription: vi, 103 p. : ill., maps ; 24 x 27 cmISBN: 9780689876332 (hardcover); 0689876335 (hardcover)Other title: Antietam and the bloody road to freedomSubject(s): Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 -- Juvenile literatureLOC classification: E474.65 | .M87 2009

Contents:

Invasion -- Panic -- Onwards -- S.O. 191 -- The gaps -- Retreat -- A great tumbling together -- The sunken road -- Burnside's bridge -- Cemetery Hill -- The smell of death -- Emancipation.

A Junior Library Guild selectionSummary: In September 1862, two great armies faced each other across Antietam Creek. The outnumbered Confederate forces were led by General Robert E. Lee. The Union army was led by General George B. McClellan. Jim Murphy uses archival photographs, maps, and firsthand accounts to recreate one of America's most important battles.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Children's Book	Speedway Children's Area	Juvenile Non-Fiction	J 973.7 MUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		35550431060188

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98) and index.

Invasion -- Panic -- Onwards -- S.O. 191 -- The gaps -- Retreat -- A great tumbling together -- The sunken road -- Burnside's bridge -- Cemetery Hill -- The smell of death -- Emancipation.

In September 1862, two great armies faced each other across Antietam Creek. The outnumbered Confederate forces were led by General Robert E. Lee. The Union army was led by General George B. McClellan. Jim Murphy uses archival photographs, maps, and firsthand accounts to recreate one of America's most important battles.

Ages 8-12.

A Junior Library Guild selection