num_pages: 48
description: Paints a fascinating portrait of Joshua Chamberlain, a musician, linguist, college professor, farmer, husband, and father, who, joining the Union Army when the Civil War broke out, became a brilliant strategist and a great leader of men. 75,000 first printing.
language: English
title: American Heroes: Joshua Chamberlain and the American Civil War
titlecomplete: American Heroes: Joshua Chamberlain and the American Civil War
characters: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
genres: Civil War
ratings_count: 24
places: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers