Don't Know Much

Teachers- A new round of classroom Skype visits

As the 150th anniversary of the final days of the Civil War approaches, I will once again offer a round of free, classroom visits via Skype. These sessions are conversations not lectures and I welcome student questions. They typically last 40 minutes to one hour.

To learn more about this offer and register for a possible visit, please visit the FOR TEACHERS page linked here.

Don't Know Much About the Civil War (Harper paperback, Random House Audio)

Don’t Know Much About the Civil War (Harper paperback, Random House Audio)

Abraham Lincoln (November 1863) Photo by Alexander Gardner

Abraham Lincoln (November 1863) Photo by Alexander Gardner

Posted on February 12, 2015

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