Gettysburg
by MacKinlay Kantor
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Describes the bloodiest engagement of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, and its impact on the people in that part of Pennsylvania.Tags
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This was my first Civil War book growing up and I've been addicted ever since. Maybe this is because I live in PA and have been to Gettysburg, but this YA lit is captivating and really tells the story of the turning point of the Civil War. Highly recommended!
Much more than an account of advances and retreats, this is the story of the men and women who heard the whine of shells and felt the sting of wounds during three horrible days of the bloodiest, most desperate engagement of the Civil War. Includes the complete text of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Excellent account of the Battle of Gettysburg for ages 8-12, also great reading for all ages. Covers the days of June 1863 through the July battle, the aftermath and President Lincoln's November address.
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MacKinlay Kantor is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Andersonville, the novel about the horrifying Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia. Kantor is also known as a war correspondent and as the author of the novella and eventual screenplay The Best Years of Our Lives, a film that won seven Academy Awards. Kantor died in 1977 at the age of show more seventy-three. show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Gettysburg
- Original publication date
- 1952
- Important places
- Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Important events
- American Civil War (1861 | 1865); Gettysburg Campaign (1863); Battle of Gettysburg (1863-07-01 | 1863-07-03)
Classifications
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 973.7349 — History & geography History of North America United States Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil War Operations Campaign of 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pa. (1-3 July)
- LCC
- E475.53 .K3 — History of the United States United States Civil War period, 1861-1865 The Civil War, 1861-1865
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- Reviews
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- Rating
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 12