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Book Synopsis The Gettysburg Address by : Abraham Lincoln
Download or read book The Gettysburg Address written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete text of one of the most important speeches in American history, delivered by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln arrived at the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to remember not only the grim bloodshed that had just occurred there, but also to remember the American ideals that were being put to the ultimate test by the Civil War. A rousing appeal to the nation’s better angels, The Gettysburg Address remains an inspiring vision of the United States as a country “conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
Book Synopsis Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments by : Tom Huntington
Download or read book Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments written by Tom Huntington and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where to find every monument and tablet on the Gettysburg Battlefield--over 800 in all--organized by state, military unit, person, or armyPhotos and descriptions of each monument, with information on who is being honored and what they did during the battleCovers the entire Gettysburg National Military Park and all three days of fighting
Book Synopsis Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg by : Jarrad Fuoss
Download or read book Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg written by Jarrad Fuoss and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In early June 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia launched a summer campaign that brought horrific war to the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania... On November 19, 1863, the dedication of a new Soldiers National Cemetery marked a critical point in American history. From its conception, the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg embodied a fitting tribute to those who gave their last full measure of devotion to a grateful nation. Since that fateful summer of 1863, the cemetery has expanded into a place of memoralization for Americans spanning generations..."--Back cover.
Book Synopsis On a Great Battlefield by : Jennifer M. Murray
Download or read book On a Great Battlefield written by Jennifer M. Murray and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2014-04-30 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the more than seventy sites associated with the Civil War era that the National Park Service manages, none hold more national appeal and recognition than Gettysburg National Military Park. Welcoming more than one million visitors annually from across the nation and around the world, the National Park Service at Gettysburg holds the enormous responsibility of preserving the war’s “hallowed ground” and educating the public, not only on the battle, but also about the Civil War as the nation’s defining moment. Although historians and enthusiasts continually add to the shelves of Gettysburg scholarship, they have paid only minimal attention to the battlefield itself and the process of preserving, interpreting, and remembering the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. In On a Great Battlefield, Jennifer M. Murray provides a critical perspective to Gettysburg historiography by offering an in-depth exploration of the national military park and how the Gettysburg battlefield has evolved since the National Park Service acquired the site in August 1933. As Murray reveals, the history of the Gettysburg battlefield underscores the complexity of preserving and interpreting a historic landscape. After a short overview of early efforts to preserve the battlefield by the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association (1864–1895) and the United States War Department (1895–1933), Murray chronicles the administration of the National Park Service and the multitude of external factors—including the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Civil War Centennial, and recent sesquicentennial celebrations—that influenced operations and molded Americans’ understanding of the battle and its history. Haphazard landscape practices, promotion of tourism, encouragement of recreational pursuits, ill-defined policies of preserving cultural resources, and the inevitable turnover of administrators guided by very different preservation values regularly influenced the direction of the park and the presentation of the Civil War’s popular memory. By highlighting the complicated nexus between preservation, tourism, popular culture, interpretation, and memory, On a Great Battlefield provides a unique perspective on the Mecca of Civil War landscapes. Jennifer M. Murray, assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, is the author of The Civil War Begins. Her articles have appeared in Civil War History, Civil War Times, and Civil War Times Illustrated.
Book Synopsis The Agitators by : Dorothy Wickenden
Download or read book The Agitators written by Dorothy Wickenden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the intimate perspective of three friends and neighbors in mid-nineteenth century Auburn, New York-the "agitators" of the title-acclaimed author Dorothy Wickenden tells the fascinating and crucially American stories of abolition, the Underground Railroad, the early women's rights movement, and the Civil War. Harriet Tubman-no-nonsense, funny, uncannily prescient, and strategically brilliant-was one of the most important conductors on the underground railroad and hid the enslaved men, women and children she rescued in the basement kitchens of Martha Wright, Quaker mother of seven, and Frances Seward, wife of Governor, then Senator, then Secretary of State William H. Seward. Harriet worked for the Union Army in South Carolina as a nurse and spy, and took part in a river raid in which 750 enslaved people were freed from rice plantations. Martha, a "dangerous woman" in the eyes of her neighbors and a harsh critic of Lincoln's policy on slavery, organized women's rights and abolitionist conventions with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Frances gave freedom seekers money and referrals and aided in their education. The most conventional of the three friends, she hid her radicalism in public; behind the scenes, she argued strenuously with her husband about the urgency of immediate abolition. Many of the most prominent figures in the history books-Lincoln, Seward, Daniel Webster, Frederick Douglass, Charles Sumner, John Brown, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Lloyd Garrison-are seen through the discerning eyes of the protagonists. So are the most explosive political debates: about women's roles and rights during the abolition crusade, emancipation, and the arming of Black troops; and about the true meaning of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Beginning two decades before the Civil War, when Harriet Tubman was still enslaved and Martha and Frances were young women bound by law and tradition, The Agitators ends two decades after the war, in a radically changed United States. Wickenden brings this extraordinary period of our history to life through the richly detailed letters her characters wrote several times a week. Like Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals and David McCullough's John Adams, Wickenden's The Agitators is revelatory, riveting, and profoundly relevant to our own time"--
Book Synopsis The Faces of Gettysburg by : JoAnna M. McDonald
Download or read book The Faces of Gettysburg written by JoAnna M. McDonald and published by Rank & File. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare photos, most never before published, of soldiers who fought at Gettysburg. Includes each soldier's rank, unit, and role in the battle.
Book Synopsis Sickles at Gettysburg by : James A. Hessler
Download or read book Sickles at Gettysburg written by James A. Hessler and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sickles is as dividing a figure in Civil War history as there is. In his masterful work . . . Hessler . . . puts him out there with all his wrinkles” (Confederate Book Review). Winner of the Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable of Central New Jersey’s Bachelder-Coddington Literary Award Winner of the Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable’s Distinguished Book Award By licensed battlefield guide James Hessler, this is the most deeply-researched, full-length biography to appear on this remarkable American icon. No individual who fought at Gettysburg was more controversial, both personally and professionally, than Major General Daniel E. Sickles. By 1863, Sickles was notorious as a disgraced former Congressman who murdered his wife’s lover on the streets of Washington and used America’s first temporary insanity defense to escape justice. With his political career in ruins, Sickles used his connections with President Lincoln to obtain a prominent command in the Army of the Potomac’s 3rd Corps—despite having no military experience. At Gettysburg, he openly disobeyed orders in one of the most controversial decisions in military history. Hessler’s critically acclaimed biography is a balanced and entertaining account of Sickles colorful life. Civil War enthusiasts who want to understand General Sickles’ scandalous life, Gettysburg’s battlefield strategies, the in-fighting within the Army of the Potomac, and the development of today’s National Park will find Sickles at Gettysburg a must-read. “The few other Sickles biographies available will now take a back seat to Hessler’s powerful and evocative study of the man, the general, and the legacy of the Gettysburg battlefield that old Dan left America. I highly recommend this book.”—J. David Petruzzi, coauthor of Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart’s Controversial Ride to Gettysburg
Book Synopsis Gettysburg--The First Day by : Harry W. Pfanz
Download or read book Gettysburg--The First Day written by Harry W. Pfanz and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For good reason, the second and third days of the Battle of Gettysburg have received the lion's share of attention from historians. With this book, however, the critical first day's fighting finally receives its due. After sketching the background of the Gettysburg campaign and recounting the events immediately preceding the battle, Harry Pfanz offers a detailed tactical description of events of the first day. He describes the engagements in McPherson Woods, at the Railroad Cuts, on Oak Ridge, on Seminary Ridge, and at Blocher's Knoll, as well as the retreat of Union forces through Gettysburg and the Federal rally on Cemetery Hill. Throughout, he draws on deep research in published and archival sources to challenge many long-held assumptions about the battle.
Book Synopsis The Gettysburg Story by : Jake Boritt
Download or read book The Gettysburg Story written by Jake Boritt and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-guided audio tour and guidebook presents a gripping journey through the Gettysburg Battlefield following the official National Park Auto Tour route. It is based on the works of renowned historian and author, Gabor Boritt. Founder of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, for over thirty years he has given battlefield tours to luminaries ranging from Moses (aka Charlton Heston) to the President of the United States - and many others. Now this unique experience is brought to you by acclaimed actor Stephen Lang ( Colonel Quaritch in 'Avatar,' Stonewall Jackson in 'Gods & Generals,' Ike Clanton in 'Tombstone,' and George Pickett in 'Gettysburg'). It is written and produced by filmmaker Jake Boritt. For new visitors and buffs alike, Lang's stunning performance brings alive the story of the battle and Lincoln's nation-changing address unlike anything you have ever heard before. The Gettysburg Battlefield Auto Tour Features 3 CDs covering each day of the battle with 3 tour options ranging from 2 to 3 hours. The companion 72 page full color guide is packed with art, photos, text and more. The 14 full color maps are stunning, easy to understand and feature panoramic orientation guides to help visitors quickly get their bearings.
Book Synopsis Gettysburg National Military Park by : Jared Frederick
Download or read book Gettysburg National Military Park written by Jared Frederick and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The picturesque Gettysburg Battlefield has long been memorialized as an iconic landscape of America's national identity. The tumultuous Civil War battle and Abraham Lincoln's subsequent address transformed the country in profound ways that continue to echo throughout the ages. In the aftermath of the struggle, Gettysburg National Military Park was embraced by citizens not only as a shrine of commemoration but also as a public space utilized for leisure, education, politics, and discovery. This compelling photographic history documents the park from the post-World War II era onward, chronicling the dramatic evolutions the battlefield has undergone in the wake of modern tourism. Exploring the fascinating issues of historical memory, preservation, and popular culture, the book paints a vivid picture of a national park at work for the benefit "of the people."
Book Synopsis Reading the Man by : Elizabeth Brown Pryor
Download or read book Reading the Man written by Elizabeth Brown Pryor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-05-03 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Pryor’s biography helps part with a lot of stupid out there about Lee – chiefly, that he was, somehow, ‘anti-slavery.’” – Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.com An “unorthodox, critical, and engaging biography” (Boston Globe) – Winner of The Lincoln Prize Robert E. Lee is remembered by history as a tragic figure, stoic and brave but distant and enigmatic. Using dozens of previously unpublished letters as departure points, Pryor produces a stunning personal account of Lee's military ability, shedding new light on every aspect of the complex and contradictory general's life story. Explained for the first time in the context of the young United States's tumultuous societal developments, Lee's actions reveal a man forced to play a leading role in the formation of the nation at the cost of his private happiness.
Book Synopsis Gettysburg's Confederate Dead by : Gregory Coco
Download or read book Gettysburg's Confederate Dead written by Gregory Coco and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At least 10,000 Union and Confederates soldiers lost their lives as a result of the Battle of Gettysburg. Their journey of the Confederate dead to a peaceful afterlife, explains historian Gregory Coco, was a much longer and lonely experience.
Book Synopsis Gettysburg by : William A. Frassanito
Download or read book Gettysburg written by William A. Frassanito and published by Thomas Publications (PA). This book was released on 1996-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a unique example of photographic detective work in which the famous battle is re-created almost as if it were a contemporary news event. The reader is transported to the battlefield by the photographs and through the analysis of the photographs to the battle itself. We watch it unfold, action by action. In meticulous close-up fashion, with documentary force, we see the terrible encounters of men at war. - Publisher.
Book Synopsis The Bachelder Papers by : David L. Ladd
Download or read book The Bachelder Papers written by David L. Ladd and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 2081 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcribed, edited and annotated by David and Audrey Ladd. Introduction by Richard A. Sauers. 729 pp., index, photos, cloth. This is perhaps the most significant publication on the battle of Gettysburg produced since the Gettysburg volumes of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. John B. Bachelders papers are the single most important collection on the battle in existence.
Download or read book Peach Orchard written by Ralph Siegel and published by Gale House Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Peach Orchard: A Gettysburg Battlefield Guided Tour" is a practical, user-friendly touring guide for walkers, hikers, drivers, cyclists, first-time visitors and armchair generals one and all. Visitors often find it difficult to follow guidebooks as intended because most field guides and audio tours are inflexible and the tour stops are too lengthy. This set of guided tours fits every need to be tailored to visitors' interests on any given day. This tour guide is intended as a companion to the upcoming title "Peach Orchard: The Battle of Gettysburg Reconsidered."
Book Synopsis The Lincoln Forum by : John Y. Simon
Download or read book The Lincoln Forum written by John Y. Simon and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1999-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent conference on Lincoln at Gettysburg resulted in this remarkable book of essays by distinguished Civil War scholars and Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, with an introduction by William C. Davis.
Book Synopsis The Golden Book of the Civil War by : S. Charles Flato
Download or read book The Golden Book of the Civil War written by S. Charles Flato and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
