Great Civil War Projects: You Can Build Yourself
- ISBN-10
- 1936749505
- ISBN-13
- 9781936749508
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-06-01
- Publisher
- Nomad Press
- Author
- Maxine Anderson
Description
From periscopes to homemade paper, uniforms to telegraphs, Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the Civil War era through hands-on building projects and activities using common household and craft store items. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating 25 Civil War projects, combined with historical background, facts and anecdotes, and biographies and trivia, give kids a hands-on way to experience the fascinating history of one of the most important eras in American history.
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