The Mitten (BRETT/PB) investigation Freedom National is a groundbreaking

Freedom National is a groundbreaking history of emancipation that joins the political initiatives of Lincoln and the Republicans in Congress with the courageous actions of Union soldiers and runaway slaves in the South

compelling: Her book arrives just in time” (The Boston Globe)

human story of combat

Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution

When combined with military power

The Mitten (BRETT/PB) investigation Freedom National is a groundbreakingWhen Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. One by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in; first, a curious mole, then a rabbit, a badger and others, each one larger than the last. Finally, a big brown bear is followed in by a tiny brown mouse and what happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax. As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see Nicki's snowy outing in