Gunpowder girls: the true stories of three Civil War tragedies
(Book)
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Published:
Kansas City, Missouri : Quindaro Press, [2016].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
157 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Lexile measure:
1050L
Rating:
14 and up.
Status:
East Hampton Young Adult Nonfiction
YA 338.4 AND
Description
With thousands of men off fighting in the Civil War, the government hired women and girls--some as young as ten--to make millions of rounds of ammunition. Poor immigrant girls and widows paid the price for carelessness at three major arsenals. Many of these workers were killed, blown up and burned beyond recognition. As Steve Sheinkin did with The Port Chicago 50, Tanya Anderson in Gunpowder Girls tells an amazing war story that finally gives its subjects their due. Hidden history comes alive through primary-source research and page-turning narrative. Gunpowder Girls is a story of child labor and immigrant hopes and the cruel, endless demands of an all-consuming war.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780966925876, 0966925874
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 7.5, 3 Points
Level 7.5, 3 Points
Lexile measure:
1050
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
With thousands of men off fighting in the Civil War, the government hired women and girls--some as young as ten--to make millions of rounds of ammunition. Poor immigrant girls and widows paid the price for carelessness at three major arsenals. Many of these workers were killed, blown up and burned beyond recognition. As Steve Sheinkin did with The Port Chicago 50, Tanya Anderson in Gunpowder Girls tells an amazing war story that finally gives its subjects their due. Hidden history comes alive through primary-source research and page-turning narrative. Gunpowder Girls is a story of child labor and immigrant hopes and the cruel, endless demands of an all-consuming war.
Target Audience
14 and up.
Target Audience
1050L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,7.5,3,185638.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,7.5,3,185638
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APA Citation (style guide)
Anderson, T. (2016). Gunpowder girls: the true stories of three Civil War tragedies. Quindaro Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Anderson, Tanya. 2016. Gunpowder Girls: The True Stories of Three Civil War Tragedies. Quindaro Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Anderson, Tanya, Gunpowder Girls: The True Stories of Three Civil War Tragedies. Quindaro Press, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Anderson, Tanya. Gunpowder Girls: The True Stories of Three Civil War Tragedies. Quindaro Press, 2016.
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