Shipping is $1 per book if you get at least 4 books, otherwise by weight, starting at $3. or entire list for $50 ppd
A BALLAD OF THE CIVIL WAR, pb, exc cond, 53 pp, great story of brothers and a slave friend in the Civil War period, $3 DEAR AUSTIN, LETTERS FROM THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, (Sequel to Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail), exc cond, pb, 136 pp, $3 ESCAPE NORTH! THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN, "Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad." exc cond, grades 2-3, $2 THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, 9 x 12 sc, Scholastic, RL5, k, $4 STONEWALL JACKSON, hb historical American biographies, 1997, 128 pp, exc cond, xlib, $7 ROBERT E LEE AND THE ROAD OF HONOR, Landmark #54, hb, privately owned, dj, $10 MEET ROBERT E LEE, Step up books, hb, xlib,64 pp, $3 VOICES FROM THE CIVIL WAR, A Documentary History of the Great American Conflict, hb, Letters, diaries, memoirs, interviews, ballads, newspaper articles and speeches depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War, vg cond, xlib, 204 pp, $15 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR, Childhood of Famous Americans series, like new pb, 192 pp, $3 LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS, THE YEARS OF DECISION, Landmark hb ,exc cond, $12 THUNDER AT GETTYSBURG, 9 x 9 , hb, xlib, based on true events, written in poetry form from the view of someone watching the battle, "With great feeling and a sense for the sweeping momentum of the battle, ... the emotions and experiences of one person drawn unknowingly into the holocaust." $8 GETTYSBURG, Landmark hb, #23, xlib, vg cond, $10 A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR YEARS, hb 242 pp, filled with period photos and illustrations, great living history book, $15 MR. LINCOLN SPEAKS AT GETTYSBURG, hb, xlib, exc cond, 143 pp, $4 WE WERE THERE AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, hb, xlib, vg cond, $12 THE UNITED STATES AT WAR, SCHOLASTIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF, 9 x11 beautiful!, "Discusses all of the major wars in which the U.S. has participated beginning with the American Revolution and concluding with the Gulf War of 1991." Usborne like in style- interesting layout, uses period photos and art, maps, timelines, periodical covers, first hand accounts, and it includes the Indian wars and Civil War, colorful, exc cond, $18 THE NORTHERN GENERALS, xlib, 205 pp, "..this brilliant and colorful narrative brings to life the Union generals, great and small. These were the major figures against the background tragedy of the War Between the States. They are shown both individually and in working relationship with each other, not in straight biographical sections but as action stories, blending together in one vast panorama of smoke and battle." back cover has tape reinforcing joint to book, $8 DEAR ELLEN BEE, A CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOK OF TWO UNION SPIES, HB , exc cond, "A scrapbook kept by a young black girl details her experiences and those of the older white woman 'Miss Bet' who had freed her and her family, sent her north from Richmond to get an education and then worked to bring an end to slavery. Based on the life of Elizabeth van Lew." xlib, beautiful, $14 GETTYSBURG, TAD LINCOLN'S STORY, xlib, hb, "Recounts the events of the Battle of Gettysburg and the dedication of the cemetery there, as seen through the eyes of Tak Lincoln" period illustrations, vg cond, $10 TIMELINE OF THE ABOLIITIONIST MOVEMENT, hb, xlib, exc cond, web sites given too, beautiful book, grades 4-8,helpful to organizing a study of this subject to older students as well, $6 TIMELINE OF THE SLAVE TRADE IN AMERICA, hb xlib , exc cond, web sites given, beautiful book, grades 4-8,helpful to organizing a study of this subject to older students as well, $6 NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF HENRY BIBB, AN AMERICAN SLAVE, exc cond, pb, this records the life of a former slave, who in 1825, at the age of 10, made his first attempt to escape. 134 pp, high school level or above, $5 NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE, written by Frederick Douglass, autobiography, Dolphin pb, 124 white pp, some neat underlining, $4 AMOS FORTUNE, FREE MAN, by Elizabeth Yates, 1950s, xlib, hb with dj, "Amos Fortune is the story of a man who, born free in AFrica, was sold in America as a slave. In time he purchased his own freedom, and was able to give freedom to several other people, he lived fro 1710 to 1801" (earlier than Civil War, but on the topic of slavery),$6 ONE DAY, LEVIN....HE BE FREE, William Still and the Underground Railroad, HB, xlib, 230 pp, "Although Levin Still bought his freedom, his wife had to take hers by running away. Countless other blacks did the same via the Underground Railroad, and scores of them were helped in Philadelphia by Levin's youngest son, William Still. This fearless man was Executive Secretary of the city's Anti-Slavery Society; in this position he kept meticulous records of the fugitives he aided and sent on to Canada. In 1872 almost a decade after Emancipation, he organized his accounts and published one of the major documents of the time, the Underground Railroad. The author, whose mother was the granddaughter of Williams' brother, describes Still's lifelong efforts on behalf of his fellow blacks as she quotes liberally from his own remarkable records. " $12 I, CHARLOTTE FORTEN, BLACK AND FREE,hb, xlib, 247 ,vg cond, $7 ANTHONY BURNS: THE DEFEAT AND TRIUMPH OF A FUGITIVE SLAVE, exc cond, ALA Notable book award, young adults, Coretta Schoot King honorable mention, 192 pp, $4 MOMMA, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 9 x 11, sc, picture book about black history, $2 REBELLION AT CHRISTIANA, "Account of what occurred in 1851 in Christiana, Pennsylvania, as a Maryland slave owner was killed and another wounded by a group of escaped slaves led by Wm Parker. Selections from the account Parker wrote of his life " about this important part of American history- and the precursor to the Civil War, hb, xlib, vg cond, $10 CHILD OUT OF PLACE, A STORY FOR NEW ENGLAND, African-American historical fiction for ages 10 and above, a black girl in the North who has a freedom document, facing the prejudices of the time, exc cond, $8 DOGJACK, The Heartwarming Story of a Runaway Slave and His Best Friend, exc cond, DogJack was mascot o the 102nd regiment PVV Washington Infantry..... remarkable true story, "It is also the story of love and allegiance of the men of the Niagara Volunteers to their mascot and companion DogJack." 180 pp, $6 FREDERICK DOUGLASS: SLAVE-FIGHTER-FREEMAN, hb, xlib, vg cond, 177 pp, $7 UP FROM SLAVERY, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, hb, 232 pp, xlib but looks almost new, $10 IF YOU PLEASE PRESIDENT LINCOLN, hb, xlib, "Shortly after the Christmas of 1863 14 yr old Moses thinks he is beginning a new free life when he becomes part of a group of other former slaves headed for a small island off the coast of Haiti" historical fiction, exc cond, $8 GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, SERVING GOD BY SERVING OTHERS, a GUESSING BOOK, this means the story is in the form of questions and answers, Moody Press, preteen, $4 AT HER MAJESTY'S REQUEST, AN AFRICAN PRINCESS IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND, 143 pp, exc cond, $3 HARRIET TUBMAN, FLAME OF FREEDOM , hb, 186 pp, xlib, corners bumped, solid and tight binding, first inside page removed, $9 YOUNG BOOKER, Booker T. Washington's Early Days, biography, hb, xlib, 196 p, photograph section, $10 UP FROM SLAVERY, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Autobiography, older pb, 181 yellowing pp, tape reinforcing spine, $3 THE STORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, older pb, 96 yellowing pp, $2 MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, hb, xlib, vg cond, $9 TO BE A SLAVE, Newbery Honor, pb, vg cond, 160 pp, $3 ALL TIMES, ALL PEOPLES: A WORLD HISTORY OF SLAVERY, hb, xlib, vg cond, "Examines the historical patterns of slavery throughout the world, from ancient times through the present" 8 x 10, $6 MANY THOUSAND GONE, AFRICAN-AMERICANS FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM, 7 x 10, 151 pp, pb, 1993, includes slavery in America, Quaker protest, a Prince, Running Aways, Gabriel Prosser Uprising, Josiah Henson, Nat Turner Rebellion, Conductors on the Underground Railroad, The Pearl, Exodus to Freedom, Jackson of Alabama, much more, $6 JUMP SHIP TO FREEDOM , RL 5.4, 198 page novel about a boy and his family who were slaves in America,k,exc cond, , $3 THE RISE AND FALL OF "JIM CROW" 1865-1964, The Negro's Long Struggle to Win the Equal Protection on the Laws, Latham, Focus Book, hb, xlib, some underlining in pencil, $6 ? THE CIVIL WAR, SCHOLASTIC ENCYCLOPEDIA OF, 9 x 11 beautiful volume!, "Traces the course of the Civil War, year by year, using profiles of important people, eyewitness accounts, and period art" exciting layout, I really liked this book, and it is in excellent condition, $17 ABE LINCOLN GETS HIS CHANCE, pb, exc cond, 124 yellowing pp but looks unused, Scholastic, $2 THE LIFE AND WORDS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, RL 5, xlib, exc cond, ''$3 IF YOU LIVED AT THE TIME OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, RL3, exc cond, 7 x 9, 80 pp, $5 A PICTURE BOOK OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 7 x 9, sc, "A brief, illustrated biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights." exc cond, $6 ABE LINCOLN, LOG CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE, hb, landmark, privately owned, cover soiled, $5 Books printed 1985 or earlier are sold to adults as collectors only. _________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Globe Life Insurance $1* Buys $50,000 Life Insurance. 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