* Civil War Story

Where the Road Begins

Now available: Where the Road Begins is a Civil War story in ten chapters. It has been condensed and reworked with young readers in mind and is provided here as an educational aid for middle and high schoolers. Each installment can be downloaded in Microsoft Word or PDF formats by clicking the appropriate links below. The story is accompanied by lesson plans and other materials. (See below.)

This story is provided as a service by the Arkansas Newspaper Foundation and author Nancy Dane in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War


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Title of chapter (in chronological order) Click the appropriate link below:
Read Me File
 Word format
Permission to print: important information
 Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Prologue Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter One
 PDF format Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter Two PDF format Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter Three PDF format Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter Four PDF format Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter Five PDF format Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter Six PDF format Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter Seven PDF format Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter Eight PDF format Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter Nine PDF format Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Chapter Ten PDF format Word format
Lesson plans and other resources
"Tattered Glory" Lesson Plan for Middle School
 Word format
"Tattered Glory" Lesson Plan for Grades 9-12
 Word format
"Where the Road Begins" Lesson Plan for Grades 9-12
 Word format
"A Difference of Opinion" Lesson Plan for Grades 9-12
 Word format
Additional Civil War resources
 Word format
Graphics:
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 1
 JPEG
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 2 PNG
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 3 JPEG
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 4 JPEG
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 5 JPEG
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 6 JPEG
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 7 JPEG
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 8 JPEG
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 9 JPEG
Artwork for Word Files: Chapter 10 JPEG
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External link:
Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission
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