Hold the Flag High - Couverture rigide

Clinton, Catherine

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0060504285 ISBN 13 : 9780060504281

Editeur : Katherine Tegen Books, 2005

Synopsis

Hold the Flag High During the Civil War, Sgt. William Carney of the Massachusetts 54th, America's first regiment of African Americans, risked his life at the battle of Fort Wagner to make sure "Old Glory" never stopped waving during the onslaught. Full color. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In July 1863, a significantbattle in the Civil War was fought. Sergeant William H. Carney, an officer of the newly formed Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment -- comprised entirely of African Americans -- led his soldiers over the ramparts of Fort Wagner, where Union soldiers charged the Confederates. As the soldiers fought, they gained strength from the stars and stripes of the American flag, Old Glory. It was Carney's vow to never let Old Glory touch the ground, and despite several gunshot wounds, he was able to rescue the flag from the fallen bearer. Carney held the flag high as a symbol that his regiment would never submit to the Confederacy. The battle of Fort Wagner decimated the Fifty-fourth Regiment, but Carney's heroism that night inspired all who survived.

Catherine Clinton's historically precise text paired with Shane Evans's rich illustrations creates a remarkable account of one of the most memorable battles in Civil War history.

Biographie de l'auteur

Catherine Clinton is the author of Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom and Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars. Educated at Harvard, Sussex, and Princeton, she is a member of the advisory committee to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and holds a chair in U.S. history at Queen's University Belfast.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Katherine Tegen Books
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060504285
• ISBN 13: 9780060504281
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Illustrateur: Evans Shane W.