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Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
Few historians have ever captured the drama, excitement, and tragedy of the War Between the States quite like Edwin Bearss. The acclaimed "Homer of the Civil War," has won a huge, devoted following with his extraordinary battlefield tours and eloquent soliloquies about the heroes, scoundrels, and little-known moments of a conflict that still fascinates America. Antietam, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Gettysburg: these hallowed battles and more than a dozen more come alive as never before, rich with human interest and colorful detail culled from a lifetime of study. Illustrated with detailed maps and archival images, this 448-page volume commemorates the 140th anniversary of the war's end with a unique narrative of its most critical battles, translating Bearss' inimitable delivery into print. As he guides readers from the first shots at Fort Sumter to Gettysburg's bloody fields to the dignified surrender at Appomattox, his engagingly plainspoken but expert account demonstrates why he stands beside Shelby Foote, James McPherson, and Ken Burns in the front rank of modern chroniclers of the Civil War, as the Pulitzer Prize-winning McPherson himself points out in his admiring introduction.
Media
Papier
Genres
History, General Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Aangeboden door
National Geographic (Uitgever)
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Partij
April 2008
Begint op: 2008-04-01
Uitgelezen: 2008-04-08
In de uitverkoop
2006-07-01
Landen
Canada, Verenigde Staten
Links
Boek informatieLibraryThing Werkpagina
Receipt
8 besprak, 7 marked received
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15
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