Most schools that purchase the physical textbook also receive access to . This is the official online portal where students can view the "eText." While it isn't always a standalone PDF, the eText provides a high-quality digital reading experience with embedded videos and interactive maps. 2. Digital Workbooks and "Journal" Pages

“Don’t carve the tree,” Elias grumbled. “That tree saw the Redcoats.”

James sat beneath the oak on a cool September evening in 1877. Reconstruction was over, they said. The soldiers had gone home, North and South. He looked up at the crooked branches, the new limb, the initials S.C. + M.P. still visible in the bark.

September 19 – After Antietam, the creek ran red. I saw a boy from Georgia who couldn’t have been fifteen. He asked me for a drink. I gave him mine. He died an hour later. What are we doing?