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The Brothers' War
Civil War Voices in Verse
By Lewis, J. Patrick
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-42630-036-3 978-1-42630-037-0
- Publisher
- National Geographic
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Gr 7-Up It is difficult to judge which is more haunting in this volumeLewis's 11 poems or the historical photographs that illustrate them. The quality and mood of the verses are similar to those found in the author's "Freedom Like Sunlight" (Creative Co., 2000). Skillfully using a variety of rhyming and rhythmic schemes to reinforce the message of each selection, Lewis honors fictionalized and histo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Best known as a nimble, elegant, and prolific composer of light verse, Lewis reveals a fiercer side to his talent in this collection of eleven Civil War poems. While his apt rhyming remains on display ("Down where the slaves lie broken / Under a slant-wind sky, / The sleepy land heard spoken / Words to electrify"), Lewis also uses jagge...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Light-verse writer Lewis reveals a fiercer side in these eleven Civil War poems. His apt rhyming remains on display while he also uses...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
