Discovering Gettysburg
Title | Discovering Gettysburg PDF eBook |
Author | W. Stephen Coleman |
Publisher | Grub Street Publishers |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2017-07-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1611213541 |
A “witty, entertaining, educational” blend of travel memoir and Civil War history (Scott L. Mingus, Sr, award-winning author of Flames beyond Gettysburg). Gettysburg is a small, charming city nestled in south central Pennsylvania—but its very name evokes passion and angst, enthusiasm and sadness. For about half the year its streets are mainly empty, its businesses quiet, the weather cold and blustery. For the other months, however, the place teems with hundreds of thousands of visitors, bustling streets and shops, and more than a handful of unique larger-than-life characters. And then, of course, there is the Civil War battle that raged there during the first days of July 1863 at the price of more than 50,000 casualties. Its monuments and guns and plaques tell the story of the colossal clash of arms and societies, just as its National Cemetery bears silent witness to at least part of the cost of that bloody event. Yet, the author explains, he did not fully appreciate the profound meaning of this mammoth battle, its influential characters (living and dead), its deep meaning to our society, until he visited this hallowed ground in person. In this travelogue, you can join him at a host of famous and off-the-beaten-path places on the battlefield, explore the historic town as it is today, and learn fascinating facts and stories. Also included are maps and caricatures provided by award-winning cartoonist Tim Hartman.
Searching for George Gordon Meade
Title | Searching for George Gordon Meade PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Huntington |
Publisher | Stackpole Books |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0811708136 |
A historian's investigation of the life and times of Gen. George Gordon Meade to discover why the hero of Gettysburg has failed to achieve the status accorded to other generals of the conflict.
Secrets of the Gettysburg Battlefield
Title | Secrets of the Gettysburg Battlefield PDF eBook |
Author | James Rada, Jr. |
Publisher | Legacy Publishing |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2019-02 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780999811481 |
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War. The July 1-3, 1863, battle saw the greatest number of casualties during the war. Beyond the fighting, the battlefield is the site of many other true stories of war, legends, reconciliation, and fantasy.* Discover the first great battle that took place at Gettysburg.* Learn about the prisoners of war who were kept on the battlefield.* Read about the out-of-this-world visitors to the battlefield.* Learn about how fairy tale creatures came to life on the battlefield.* Discover Gettysburg's connection to not only the Civil War but World War I and II.* And dozens more true stories.Secrets of the Gettysburg Battlefield: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History From the Civil War Battlefield tells stories of dinosaurs, warriors, interesting people, and unusual incidents. These are the types of stories that you won't read about in history textbooks.
Discovering the Civil War
Title | Discovering the Civil War PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Giles |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781904832911 |
Peels back years of accumulated analysis, interpretation, and opinion to reveal the human face of history.
Discover the Battle of Gettysburg
Title | Discover the Battle of Gettysburg PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret McNamara |
Publisher | Benchmark Education Company |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1410864480 |
Read about the Civil War battle of Gettysburg.
A Field Guide to Gettysburg
Title | A Field Guide to Gettysburg PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Reardon |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 465 |
Release | 2013-07-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1469608189 |
In this lively guide to the Gettysburg battlefield, Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler invite readers to participate in a tour of this hallowed ground. Ideal for carrying on trips through the park as well as for the armchair historian, this book includes comprehensive maps and deft descriptions of the action that situate visitors in time and place. Crisp narratives introduce key figures and events, and eye-opening vignettes help readers more fully comprehend the import of what happened and why. A wide variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offer colorful stories and present interesting interpretations that have shaped--or reshaped--our understanding of Gettysburg today. Each stop addresses the following: What happened here? Who fought here? Who commanded here? Who fell here? Who lived here? How did participants remember this event?
The Horse at Gettysburg
Title | The Horse at Gettysburg PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Bagley |
Publisher | Gettysburg Publishing |
Pages | 221 |
Release | 2021-08-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1734627638 |
Horses are one of the many unsung heroes of the American Civil War. These majestic animals were impressed into service, trained, prepared for battle, and turned into expendable implements of war. There is more to this story, however. When an army’s means and survival is predicated upon an animal whose instincts are to flee rather than fight, a bond of mutual trust and respect between handler and horse must be forged. Ultimately, the Battle of Gettysburg resulted in thousands of horses killed and wounded. Their story deserves telling, from a time not so far removed.