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.
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.