Gettysburg
A Testing of Courage
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 27, 2003
America's Civil War raged for more than four years, but it is the three days of fighting in the Pennsylvania countryside in July 1863 that continues to fascinate, appall, and inspire new generations with its unparalleled saga of sacrifice and courage.
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- Who it’s for
- A focused look at Gettysburg that balances insight, context, and readable structure.
- Genres
- Civil War Era, Civil Wars, 19th-Century America
- Published
- HarperCollins, May 27, 2003
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America's Civil War raged for more than four years, but it is the three days of fighting in the Pennsylvania countryside in July 1863 that continues to fascinate, appall, and inspire new generations with its unparalleled saga of sacrifice and courage.
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From Chancellorsville, where General Robert E. Lee launched his high-risk campaign into the North, to the Confederates' last daring and ultimately-doomed act, forever known as Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg gave the Union army a victory that turned back the boldest and perhaps greatest chance for a Southern nation. Now acclaimed historian Noah Andre Trudeau brings the most up-to-date research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history of the battle of Gettysburg that sheds fresh light on virtually every aspect of it. Deftly balancing his own narrative style with revealing firsthand accounts, Trudeau brings this engrossing human tale to life as never before.
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A focused look at Gettysburg that balances insight, context, and readable structure.
Come here for
- clear-eyed Civil War context
- classroom-ready military history
Expect
- institutional use
- sustained, steady-paced reading
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 87% |
|---|---|
| Civil Wars | 60% |
| 19th-Century America | 36% |
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Publisher categories
- U.S. Military History
- Naval History
- Civil Wars
- North American History
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- U.S. State & Local History
- 19th-Century America
- Civil War Era
- Midwest History
- Authors
- Noah Andre Trudeau
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 27, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- U.S. Military History