Civil War History for Children: Then and Now

American Civil War;children"s literature;College of Arts and Sciences: Liberal Studies

Daliege, MarianneFlint ;

University of Michigan

关键词: American Civil War;    children";    s literature;    College of Arts and Sciences: Liberal Studies;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

School is the only place most people come into contact with the history of this country, and there are always updated narratives of historical events as new source material surfaces. The Civil War is one of those eras about which our perception is constantly changing. There is a plethora of books on this topic published every year, many aimed specifically at children. These works draw heavily on original source documents that include material from diaries and letters, many of which are recently discovered sources. A large percentage of these are targeted at middle school reading audience. This explosion of new books makes it even more important to look at how the stories of the Civil War, which was a defining moment in our national history, are being told to our children. Have the message and the way the story is told changed over the course of time? What messages about this war and war in general are authors and educators giving to children? Answering these questions will form the basis of this research.