Real quickly-like, because daylight savings time has done a number on my sons’ bedtime (and thus my evening blogging time), here are the books that I might (or might not) be reading with 7-year-old S as we move into the period of U.S. history between 1825 and 1875:

And just for myself — since I figure battlefield photography would be a bit much for a child who still thrills to Bob the Builder — I brought home the riveting Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War by Jennifer Armstrong.

There’s still time for me to add another book or two to the shelf for this month. Bartography readers, what have I missed?