Books with author F.M. McPherson

Pulitzer Prize award-winning historian James M. McPherson has written for young readers a stirring account of the greatest conflict to happen on our nation's soil, the Civil War, bringing to life the tragic struggle that divided not only a nation, but also friends and family. From the initial Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, to the devastating loss of life at Shiloh as Ulysses S. Grant led the Union to unexpected victory, to the brilliance of Stonewall Jackson's campaign at Shenandoah, to General Pickett's famous charge at Gettysburg, to the Union's triumph at Appo-mattox Court House, Fields of Fury details the war that helped shape us as a nation.Also included are personal anecdotes from the soldiers at the battlefront and the civilians at home, as well as profiles of historical luminaries such as Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Ulysses S. Grant. McPherson also explores the varied roles that women played during the war, healthcare on the battlefield, and the demise of slavery.McPherson's narrative is highlighted with black-and-white photographs taken by Civil War photographers Mathew Brady and Timothy O'Sullivan, period oil paintings, and key campaign and battlefield maps, that make Fields of Fury the consummate book on the American Civil War for kids.

Zany started out like any child, but then became withdrawn into his tablet. Zany could not determine reality from his reality. Zany used his tablet as his reality distortion to figure out what people were monsters (Friendly) or not. One day Zany had a bad day and found himself in the wild with only his tablet to connect him with family and people who were friendly. Zany met an unlikely friend who helped Zany out of his Reality Distortion using only his talents and wits. The book does not come all together until the end. The next book is when Zany makes friends and forms a Motley Crue of sorts to solve the mysteries of abductions, and attacks on people in his community.