Anderson, Maxine. Great Civil War Projects You can Build Yourself.ANDERSON, Maxine. Great Civil War projects you can build yourself. Nomad Press. 140p. illus. bibliog. index. c2005. 0-0749344-1-0. $14.95. Providing an intriguing look at Civil War history, this project guide teases the mind and invites the creative hand to draw, cut, glue, and arrange cast-off cast·off n. 1. One that has been discarded. 2. Printing A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type. adj. also cast-off Discarded; rejected. items into models of period memorabilia. Possible projects for display or use in a pageant include a signal flag cut from a pillowcase pil·low·case n. A removable covering for a pillow. Also called pillowslip. pillowcase or pillowslip Noun a removable washable cover for a pillow Noun 1. , an ironclad ironclad, mid-19th-century wooden warship protected from gunfire by iron armor. The success of the ironclad when first employed by the French in the Crimean War sparked a naval armor and armaments race between France and Great Britain. ship shaped from a milk carton, and a regimental drum created out of a coffee, oatmeal, or nut cylinder. The focus on positive elements--band music, camp food, telegraphy--deflects student interest from ordnance and violence. A variety of topics--lanterns, periscopes, dolls, lean-tos--appeals to boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. . Ancillary materials include patterns for quilt squares and kepi, a glossary of 44 period terms, and a list of current reference works and websites. The index lists specific battles, male and female innovators and leaders, institutions, ships, and philosophies. This work is an idea trove. Mary Ellen Snodgrass The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , Hickory, NC |
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