Shipping is $1 per book if you get at least 4 books, otherwise by weight,
starting at $3.
ABE LINCOLN GETS HIS CHANCE, pb, exc cond, 124 yellowing pp but looks unused,
$2
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SOWERS SERIES, God's Leader for a Nation, exc cond, pb, 150
pp, $3
LINCOLN'S LITTLE GIRL, A True Story, 184 pp, exc cond, $4
LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS, THE YEARS OF DECISION, Landmark hb ,exc cond, $8
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, $6
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
NO MAN'S LAND, A YOUNG SOLDIER'S STORY, RL5, $3
A HOUSE DIVIDED THE LIVES OF ULYSSES S. GRANT AND ROBERT E . LEE, BIOGRAPHY,
RL4, $3
STONEWALL JACKSON, triangle history series, exc cond, hb, illustrated well,
quality biography, $6
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, $6
ROBERT E LEE AND THE ROAD OF HONOR, Landmark #54, hb, privately owned, dj, $8
MEET ROBERT E LEE, Step up books, hb, xlib,64 pp, $3
THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED (COMIC FORMAT), EXC COND, $6
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." $7
GETTYSBURG, Landmark hb, #23, xlib, vg cond, $8
A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR YEARS, hb 242 pp, filled with period
photos and illustrations, great living history book, $12
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, $10
WE WERE THERE AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, hb, xlib, vg cond, $9
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, $5
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, $15
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, $16
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, $12
THE DEATH OF LINCOLN, A Picture History of the Assassination,pb, a classic on
the subject, ''$2
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, $4
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 ?
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, $5
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
WHO COMES WITH CANNONS? underground railroad story, pb, exc cond 186 pp, $3
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
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
FREE INDEED, HEROES OF BLACK CHRISTIAN HISTORY, bju press, exc cond, 14 mini
biographies are included, $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),$4
I, CHARLOTTE FORTEN, BLACK AND FREE,hb, xlib, 247 ,vg cond, $4
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." $10
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, $3
MOMMA, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 9 x 11, sc, picture book about black history, $2
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, $5
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, $5
HARRIET TUBMAN, FLAME OF FREEDOM , hb, 186 pp, xlib, corners bumped, solid and
tight binding, first inside page removed, $8
HARRIET TUBMAN, THE ROAD TO FREEDOM, sc Troll elementary bio, $2
A PICTURE BOOK OF HARRIET TUBMAN, sc, RL2 , bio with timeline, $3
YOUNG BOOKER, Booker T. Washington's Early Days, biography, hb, xlib, 196 p,
photograph section, $8
UP FROM SLAVERY, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, Autobiography, older pb, 181 yellowing
pp, tape reinforcing spine, $2 or
UP FROM SLAVERY, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, hb, 232 pp, xlib but looks almost new, $9
THE STORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, older pb, 96 yellowing pp, $2
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, hb, xlib, vg cond, $6
I CAME AS A STRANGER, The Underground Railroad, 7 x 9 xlib , this author writes
as a descendant of slaves and has photos and a wealth of black history,
including the particular communities to which the slaves escaped, $5
SOJOURNER TRUTH, AIN'T I A WOMAN? vg cond, xlib, bio, 186 pp, RL4, $2
TO BE A SLAVE, Newbery Honor, pb, vg cond, 160 pp, $ 2
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
GRANDMA MOSES, MY LIFE'S HISTORY, HB,16 REPRODUCTIONS OF PAINTINGS BY GRANDMA
MOSES ARE AT THE BACK, This remarkable woman became a famous painter but not
until late in her life, this is all in her own words, fascinating history,
source document! The cover from being a library book is very worn, but inside
is in very good condition,unusual, $20
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
THE LIFE AND WORDS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR, RL 5, xlib, exc cond, $3
MEET MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR, LANDMARK BOOKS, pb, grades 4 and up, $4
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, $5
CIVIL WAR HEROINES, 8 X 10, PB, "During all periods of the war instances
occurred of women being found in the ranks, fighting as common soldiers, their
sex remaining unsuspected and the particular motive n each case often unknown."
Full of women's stories including nurses, historians, writers, secret agents,
messengers, well drawn illustrations too which can be colored if wanted, $4
GENTLE ANNIE, THE TRUE STORY OF A CIVIL WAR NURSE, pb, 184 pp, $3
DOLL HOSPITAL, GLORY'S FREEDOM, A STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, XLIB, RL3,
$2
THE DIARY OF SUSIE KING TAYLOR, CIVIL WAR NURSE, In My Own Words series, hb,
Benchmark books, xlib, exc cond, $5
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