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The Killer Angels (Random House Large Print (Hardcover))
by Michael Shaara,Jeff Shaara(Introduction)
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Hardcover 608 pages / Random House Large Print / 2004-05-11 / listprice: $27.95
ISBN: 0375433104
Product Dimentions: 9.26 x 6.4 x 1.36 inches
Product Weight: 198 ounces
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 Book Description
Michael Shaara`s Pulitzer Prizewinning 1974 novel describes the battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. The trilogy begun with THE KILLER ANGELS has been continued by Shaara`s son Jeff with the novels GODS AND GENERALS and THE LAST FULL MEASURE.
This novel reveals more about the Battle of Gettysburg than any piece of learned nonfiction on the same subject. Michael Shaara's account of the three most important days of the Civil War features deft characterizations of all of the main actors, including Lee, Longstreet, Pickett, Buford, and Hancock. The most inspiring figure in the book, however, is Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, whose 20th Maine regiment of volunteers held the Union's left flank on the second day of the battle. This unit's bravery at Little Round Top helped turned the tide of the war against the rebels. There are also plenty of maps, which convey a complete sense of what happened July 1-3, 1863. Reading about the past is rarely so much fun as on these pages.
A reissue of a Pulitzer prize-winning classic, and now the major motion picture GETTYSBURG. As a result of these acclamations, this book is considered one of the greatest novels written on the Civil War.
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