Uncle Tom's Cabin–Young Folks' Edition

Harriet Beecher Stowe
AB Publishing; Paperback; 64 pp.

This is the children’s version of the book that changed history. Uncle Tom's Cabin was revolutionary in 1852 for its passionate indictment of slavery and for its presentation of Tom, "a man of humanity," as the first black hero in American fiction. Adapted by the author it documents in heartrending detail, the tragic breakup of black Kentucky families "sold down the river." Uncle Tom's Cabin was an immediate international sensation, sold 300,000 copies in the first year, was translated into thirty-seven languages and has never gone out of print.

Abraham Lincoln

Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire
Beautiful Feet Books; Paperback; unpaged

A Caldecott Medal award winner.The d'Aulaires have written a biography that shows the spirit of the man Lincoln as well as his humor and good will. From his days as a clerk, teaching himself law reading Blackstone, practicing law in Springfield, running unsuccessfully for office, debating Stephen Douglas over the issue of slavery, and ultimately becoming President of the United States, the d'Aulaires have written and beautifully illustrated the life of one of America's most remarkable citizens.

The Adventures of High John the Conqueror

Steve Sanfield
August House; Paperback; 113 pp.

ALA Notable Children's Book. Every knows the Stories of Uncle Remus, but few know the stories the slaves told each other. Sanfield has put together a collection of sixteen tales about High John the Conqueror, sometimes called simply High John or John who is a slave trickster who always outwits Old Master.

Across Five Aprils

Irene Hunt
Penguin; Paperback; 212 pp.

The Newbery Award winning author of Up a Road Slowly presents the unforgettable story of Jethro Creighton-a brave boy who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War.

Freedom Train: The story of Harriet Tubman

Dorothy Sterling
Scholastic; Paperback; 192 pp.

Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet did not forget her people. Repeatedly she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey.

Moon Over Tennessee: A boy's Civil War journal

Craig Crist-Evans
Houghton Mifflin; Paperback; 64 pp.

A moving personal narrative in the form of a journal, this powerful poem tells the story of one boy's journey into war-and the horrible climax at Gettysburg.

Robert E. Lee: Gallant Christian soldier

Lee Roddy
Sower/Mott Media; Paperback; 171 pp.

A moving portrait of the leader of the confederate forces. Lee was a consummate general and Christian. Based on diaries, letters to friends, and books he wrote.

Clara Barton: Founder of the American
Red Cross

Augusta Stevenson
Scholastic; Paperback; 192 pp.

Barton was the founder and first President of the American Red Cross, which was established on May 21, 1881, in Washington, D.C. She served as a frontline volunteer during the Civil War and saw first-hand the need for emergency services during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. These experiences made her determined to establish the American Red Cross which became the foremost disaster relief organization in the world.

Stonewall Jackson: Loved in the South; admired in the North

Charles Ludwig
Sower/Mott Media; Paperback; 177 pp.

Loved in the South; admired in the North, Stonewall Jackson was a great general, a noble Christian and a pure man.

The Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln; Michael McCurdy, illustrator
Houghton Mifflin; Paperback; 32 pp.

The words of President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address are as relevant and meaningful today as they were in 1863. This magnificent book is an exploration of some of the most powerful words ever spoken in American history. McCurdy creates powerful, large-scale black-and-white illustrations that beautifully illustrate the words of the speech.

The Road to Freedom: A story of the Reconstruction

Jabari Asim
Waterbird Books; Paperback; 136 pp.

From 1865 to 1869, freed slaves, Ezra--ten years-old at the end of the Civil War--and his father deal with their newfound liberty, traveling from their former master's North Carolina plantation to finally settle in a community of free blacks in Charleston, South Carolina, where they gain education and professions.