Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields
Discovering America's Hallowed Ground
New York : Ballantine Books, [2006]
Format: Ebook
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Description: xi, 270 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
TRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the ten Civil War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the Wilderness/Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg/Appomattox. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides
* engaging narratives of the war's crucial battles
* intriguing historical footnotes about each site
* photographs of the locations-then and now
* detailed maps of the battle scenes
* fascinating sidebars with related points of interest
From Antietam to Gettysburg to Vicksburg, and to the many poignant destinations in between, Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields is the ideal guide for casual tourists and Civil War enthusiasts alike.
Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the ten Civil War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the Wilderness/Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg/Appomattox. Shaara explores the history, the people, and the places that capture the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides
* engaging narratives of the war's crucial battles
* intriguing historical footnotes about each site
* photographs of the locations-then and now
* detailed maps of the battle scenes
* fascinating sidebars with related points of interest
From Antietam to Gettysburg to Vicksburg, and to the many poignant destinations in between, Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields is the ideal guide for casual tourists and Civil War enthusiasts alike.
Subjects:
Battlefields -- United States -- Guidebooks.
Historic sites -- United States -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Battlefields -- United States -- Guidebooks.
Historic sites -- United States -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields -- Guidebooks.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
ISBN:
9780345493842 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
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Electronic reproduction. New York : Random House Pub. Group, 2006. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 22672 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 4316 KB).
Electronic reproduction. New York : Random House Pub. Group, 2006. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 22672 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 4316 KB).