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2) Civil war
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English
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"The Marvel Universe is changing. In the wake of a tragedy, Capitol Hill proposes the Super Hero Registration Act, requiring all costumed heroes to unmask themselves before the government. Divided, the nation's greatest champions must each decide how to react - a decision that will alter the course of their lives forever!"--Amazon.com.
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Civil War volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 31
Language
English
Description
The Civil War as seen by generals on both sides of the conflict. They are the Confederacy's Lee and Jackson, and the Union's Chamberlain and Hancock. The novel follows them from the start of the war to just before the Battle of Gettysburg. A prequel to The Killer Angels, a 1974 novel by the author's late father.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 38
Language
English
Description
In the final two years of the war, Lincoln places Ulysses S. Grant in command of the Union Army, while Robert E. Lee tries vainly to achieve the decisive victory needed to turn the tide of the war of attrition which will bring down the South.
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Series
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Tales of suspense ripped from the pages of CIVIL WAR! First, get inside the mind of Tony Stark, and learn why he feels superhuman registration is necessary -- and why he's taken it upon himself to lead the charge for its implementation! Big changes are in store for Iron Man in the post-Civil War landscape, and the build-up begins here! Plus: In the midst of CIVIL WAR, Captain America and Iron Man meet secretly, one last time, to see if there's any...
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Series
Civil war volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This concluding novel of Shaara's epic Civil War tetralogy tells the dramatic story of the final eight months of battle from multiple perspectives: the commanders in their tents making plans for total victory, as well as the ordinary foot soldiers and cavalrymen who carried out their orders until the last alarum sounded. Through William Tecumseh Sherman's eyes, we gain insight into the mind of the general who vowed to 'make Georgia howl' until it...
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Series
Civil War volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with A Blaze of Glory and A Chain of Thunder. In The Smoke at Dawn, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war. Summer, 1863. The Federal triumph at Vicksburg has secured complete control of the...
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Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Examines the issues leading up to the Civil War, its primary causes, principal figures, reasons for the secession of the South, first battle, and the effects of such acts as the Missouri Compromise and Kansas-Nebraska Act.