Blue and Gray for Boys and Girls

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Blue and Grey for Boys and Girls | Authors

Author Profiles

19th Century

Oliver Optic

(William T. Adams) (1822 - 1897)
Massachusetts

William T. Adams assumed the pen name "Oliver Optic" when he began writing children's books in the 1850s. A teacher by trade, Adams gained fame and fortune during his lifetime from the publication of numerous "boy adventure stories." [1]

John Townsend Trowbridge

(1827 - 1916)
New York

Blue and Grey for Boys and Girls | Links

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CHILDREN'S CIVIL WAR BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

Blue and Grey for Boys and Girls | Case 12

Case 12: 1990 - 2001

Blue and Grey for Boys and Girls | Case 11

Case 11: 1976 - 1989

Blue and Grey for Boys and Girls | Case 10

Case 10: 1954 - 1975

Children's books of this period were more realistic; the romantic hero of previous years was vanishing. Authors wrote an increasing number of books with military themes and plots involving friendship between former enemies.

Blue and Grey for Boys and Girls | Case 9

Case 9: 1941 - 1953

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Case 8: 1930 - 1940

Few books on the Civil War were published from the 1930s through the early 1950s as the American public focused its attention on the Depression and World War II.

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