Tells the story of Lucy McRae and Willie Lord, survivors of the battle for Vicksburg in 1863, that describes how they lived in caves and underground bunkers as Union artillery bombarded the town for six week; and also tells of young Frederick Grant, son of Ulysses S. Grant, who witnessed the carnage of that battle.
year: 2009, 2015
call number/section: 1000, 973.7, 973.73, 953, 920
subjects: children, vicksburg, history, 19th century, vicksburg (miss.), history, siege, 1863, united states, children, civil war, 1861-1865, juvenile literature, vicksburg (miss.), juvenile literature
Editions
Warren, Andrea
Melanie Kroupa Books (2009)
Tells the story of Lucy McRae and Willie Lord, survivors of the battle for Vicksburg in 1863, that describes how they lived in caves and underground bunkers as Union artillery bombarded the town for six week; and also tells of young Frederick Grant, son of Ulysses S. Grant, who witnessed the carnage of that battle.
Schools: 25
Warren, Andrea
Square Fish / Farrar Straus Giroux (2015)
Tells the story of Lucy McRae and Willie Lord, survivors of the battle for Vicksburg in 1863, and describes how they lived in caves and underground bunkers as Union artillery bombarded the town for six week; also tells of young Frederick Grant, son of Ulysses S. Grant, who witnessed the carnage of that battle.
Schools: 16