American Heritage: Lincoln and the Civil War

$39.95, Win 95, Win 3.1 (CD-ROM)

Teaches: history: Lincoln and the American Civil War

CTR Review

This three CD set offers videos, pictures, narration and text about the Civil War. It is based on the book "The American Heritage Pictorial History of the Civil War." The information is presented through a multimedia time line of Lincoln's life, period photos and music and video interviews with four Lincoln scholars. Analyses of the war's antecedents and aftermath are provided, along with a searchable database of Lincoln's original writings. It's a rich source of information, but lacking in interactivity.