This book is part of a book series called Why We Fought-The Civil War .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Heinemann Educational Books .

Gail Fay taught eighth grade English for 10 years before becoming a freelance writer and copy editor. She is the author of five nonfiction books for children, including Battles of the Civil War, Economies around the World, and Malcolm X.