Allen, Thomas B.
Mr. Lincoln's high-tech war : how the North used the telegraph, railroads, surveillance balloons, iron-clads, high-powered weapons, and more to win the Civil War / Mister Lincoln's high-tech war Thomas B. Allen & Roger MacBride Allen. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009. - 144 p. : ill., maps ; 21 x 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-142) and index.
Examines how Abraham Lincoln's interest in technology played a role in the outcome of the Civil War; and explains how the telegraph, railroads, surveillance balloons, and other inventions helped the North win the war and rebuild the economy.
7.7 Follett Library Resources 5-8 Follett Library Resources
9781426303791 (trade) 1426303793 (trade) 9781426303807 (lib. bdg.) 1426303807
2008024546
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
United States. Army --History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
Technology--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Technology--History.
Technology--History.
United States--History--Technology--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Technology.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War.
E468.9 / .A44 2009
973.7/301
Mr. Lincoln's high-tech war : how the North used the telegraph, railroads, surveillance balloons, iron-clads, high-powered weapons, and more to win the Civil War / Mister Lincoln's high-tech war Thomas B. Allen & Roger MacBride Allen. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009. - 144 p. : ill., maps ; 21 x 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-142) and index.
Examines how Abraham Lincoln's interest in technology played a role in the outcome of the Civil War; and explains how the telegraph, railroads, surveillance balloons, and other inventions helped the North win the war and rebuild the economy.
7.7 Follett Library Resources 5-8 Follett Library Resources
9781426303791 (trade) 1426303793 (trade) 9781426303807 (lib. bdg.) 1426303807
2008024546
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
United States. Army --History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
Technology--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Technology--History.
Technology--History.
United States--History--Technology--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Technology.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War.
E468.9 / .A44 2009
973.7/301