Stonewall
by Jean Fritz
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A biography of the brilliant southern general who gained the nickname Stonewall by his stand at Bull Run during the Civil War.Tags
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A short biography about an important person in US History, geared towards a more juvenile audience. I learned about Jackson's upbringing, and his peculiar habits such as sucking on lemons. The author did a good job not being biased, too. Worth reading if the subject interests you.
This book describes Stonewall and his experiences during the Civil War. The book also elaborates on his experiences during the Mexican wars as well. I also found this book very interesting. I felt that it looked at some details of Stonewall that other books may not. Such as his time at West Point and things that happened earlier in his life. If I am able to teach students at the age where they are learning about these wars, I will use this book. I found it to be an easy and fun read.
Biography tells story of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's life and his contribution to the South in the Civil War.
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Jean Fritz was born in Hankow, China on November 16, 1915. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Wheaton College in 1937. She wrote picture books and historical fiction before focusing on historical nonfiction. Her first book, Bunny Hopewell's First Spring, was published in 1954. Her other books included And Then What Happened, Paul show more Revere?; Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?; Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?; Shh! We're Writing the Constitution; Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold; Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?; Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock?; The Double Life of Pocahontas; and George Washington's Mother. Homesick: My Own Story, a collection of linked narratives, traces her life from her girlhood in China to her longed-for yet uneasy passage to America. It won a National Book Award and was named a Newbery Honor Book. She received the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association, the National Humanities Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature for her body of work. She died on May 14, 2017 at the age of 101. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Stonewall Jackson
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- USA
- Important events
- American Civil War (1861 | 1865)
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