Why did the South secede? -- Who led the North? -- What was it like to live on a northern farm? -- What was it like in northern a city? -- What was life like on the frontier? -- Who protested slavery in the North? -- Will these inventions work? -- What were the words and music of the home front? -- How did the war affect the home front of the North?

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.