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Gunpowder Girls: The True Stories of Three Civil War Tragedies
By ANDERSON, Tanya
- ISBN
- 9780966925876
- Publisher
- Quindaro
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2016 | Middle To High School
Gr 6 Up—During the Civil War, women and girls filled rifle cartridges by hand for the armies of the North and the South. These women and girls, most of whom were immigrants, poured gunpowder, worked with percussion caps, and stacked completed ammunition. Flammable and explosive materials were everywhere—one spark spelled disaster. Anderson pieces together the before and after of the deadly explosions that occ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
