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The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War

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The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
AuthorJim Murphy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectChildren's non-fiction, US history, American Civil War
Published1990 (Clarion Books)
Publication placeUSA
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages110
ISBN9780899198934
OCLC20419540

The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War is a 1990 Children's history book by Jim Murphy. It describes the experiences of boy soldiers in the American Civil War.

Reception

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A review of The Boys' War by Booklist wrote "Except for his overuse of the exclamation point, Murphy's style is nonhistrionic; he allows the drama to come from the boys' words and from the sepia pictures, which evoke the stills in the recent PBS series on the war and are sure to lure browsers of all ages."[1] and School Library Journal called it an "informative, moving work."[1]

Kirkus Reviews found it "Undistinguished writing, but useful."[2] while The Cooperative Children's Book Center called it "an intriguing history of the Civil War".[3]

Publishers Weekly wrote "Handsomely produced, the book does not shrink from presenting the stark images of youngsters killed or mutilated in battle. The extensive use of contemporary archival photos reinforces the power of the understated text."[4]

Awards and nominations

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1990 Horn Book Fanfare book[5]
1991 Golden Kite Award for non-fiction - winner[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The boys' war : Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War". ccbc.education.wisc.edu. University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. October 1, 1990. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present 1990 Nonfiction". hbook.com. Media Source. December 5, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Past Golden Kite Recipients". scbwi.org. Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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