Confederate Alphabet - Hardcover

Pittman, Rickey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 158980760X ISBN 13: 9781589807600

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US), 2011

Synopsis

The ABCs of the Confederacy. From the brave sailors of the Alabama to the Confederacy's nurses and soldiers, this alphabet book pays tribute to every Southerner who protected Dixie. This picture book primer, including lyrics to two popular period songs and a Confederate uniform quiz, highlights the spirit of the South's defenders during the Civil War.

About this title

About the Authors

Rickey E. Pittman, 1998 Grand Prize winner of the prestigious Ernest Hemingway Short Story Competition, is an active member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp Thomas McGuire, in West Monroe, Louisiana. He is also a Civil War re-enactor, a public speaker on issues and topics related to the War Between the States, and a musician who travels and performs original and Civil War period music. Pittman lives with his wife in Bastrop, Louisiana, where he teaches English at Bastrop High School and freshman composition at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He is a proud father and grandfather.

Stephanie Ford is an illustrator, educator, and Civil War enthusiast. She gives presentations to reenactors and historical societies on a number of topics related to the 19th century and frontier life. Ford earned degrees in art and history before earning a masters in education and English from Texas Womens University. She teaches high school art and English, is a member of the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators, the Texas Art Education Association, and Women Artists of the West.

From the Inside Flap

Little Confederates enter a world where the Rebel Yell and Robert E. Lee still live. This illustrated alphabet book takes young readers back to the Civil War, with rhymed stanzas providing brief overviews of major people, places, and events in Confederate military history.

From M is for Manassas and S is for Stonewall Jackson to C is for cavalrymen and Y is for Yankees, children will learn all about the war. Military terms such as infantry and Mini� balls along with nurses and flags present a broad view of fighting for the Confederacy.

Additional features include the lyrics to the songs "Dixie" and "Goober Peas" and a quiz about the parts of the Confederate uniform. This entertaining supplemental material creates a fun history lesson for those beginning to learn about the War Between the States.

Rickey E. Pittman is a Civil War reenactor, public speaker on issues and topics related to the War Between the States, and musician who travels and performs original and Civil War-period music. His goal is to provide reading audiences with an "accurate book written from a Southern perspective" instead of "the politically driven and often historically inaccurate materials currently available on the Civil War." Pittman is the author of Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House, Stonewall Jackson's Black Sunday School, Stories of the Confederate South, Scottish Alphabet, and Irish Alphabet, all published by Pelican.

Stephanie Ford has been involved in Civil War reenactments since she was a teenager. A high-school art teacher, she is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Twelfth Texas Artillery: Val Verde Battery. She lives with her husband and daughter on a farm in Texas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US)
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158980760X
• ISBN 13: 9781589807600
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: FordStephanie
• Number of pages: 32