Soldier's heart : a novel of the Civil War

Titre
Soldier's heart : a novel of the Civil War

Gary. Paulsen

Sommaire
Based on an actual Civil War soldier, a 15-year-old from Minnesota, the story depicts the horrors of war through Charley's eyes as he loses his ideals of honour and glory in the overwhelming effort to survive.

"Being the story of the enlistment and due service of the boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers."

Date de publication comme intervalle
1998

Description matérielle
106 p. : photo., map ; 20 cm.

Note générale
ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
 
"Soldier's heart" was a term used to indicate mental damage caused by war, known in later wars as shell shock, battle fatigue, and post-traumatic stress syndrome.

Note locale
[w] 2--Sept/99.

Informations sur le programme
Gr. 7+

Terme de vedette-matière
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Fiction.

Terme géographique
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction.

Résumé
Based on an actual Civil War soldier, a 15-year-old from Minnesota, the story depicts the horrors of war through Charley's eyes as he loses his ideals of honour and glory in the overwhelming effort to survive.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9780385324984

Informations de publication
New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing, c1998.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
Edmonton Christian WestFIC PAUBook38515000133382Historical Fiction