Author

Publication

2007-01-02 - The University of North Carolina Press

Language

English

Word Count

74,000 words, Guess

Page Count

296 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Better World Books9780807854617
  • Better World BooksP8-ASD-626
  • Open LibraryOL7972867M

Classifications

  • LCC97-10965 [E]
  • DDC973.7/349
  • LCCE475.53 .R33 1997

Description

In this book, Reardon shows that the story told today of Pickett's Charge is really an amalgam of history and memory. The evolution of that mix, she concludes, tells us much about how we come to understand our nation's past.

First Sentence

Lieutetant Frank A. Haskell, who probably saw and then wrote more about the last great Southern assault on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg than any other eyewitness on that field, begrudgingly admitted that even his own powers of observation had limitations.

Excerpt

Lieutetant Frank A. Haskell, who probably saw and then wrote more about the last great Southern assault on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg than any other eyewitness on that field, begrudgingly admitted that even his own powers of observation had limitations.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Pickett's Charge in History and MemoryPaperbackThe University of North Carolina Press2007-01-02

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