A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield Through Its History, Places, and People

Reardon, Carol; Vossler, Tom

ISBN 10: 1469633361 / ISBN 13: 9781469633367

Published by The University of North Carolina Press, 2017

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pp. 488.

Seller Inventory # 26375088245

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield Through Its History, Places, and People
• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1469633361
• ISBN 13: 9781469633367
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This second, updated edition of the acclaimed A Field Guide to Gettysburg will lead visitors to every important site across the battlefield and also give them ways to envision the action and empathize with the soldiers involved and the local people into whose lives and lands the battle intruded. Both Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler are themselves experienced guides who understand what visitors to Gettysburg are interested in, but they also bring the unique perspectives of a scholar and a former army officer. Divided into three day-long tours, this newly improved and expanded edition offers important historical background and context for the reader while providing answers to six key questions: What happened here? Who fought here? Who commanded here? Who fell here? Who lived here? And what did the participants have to say about it later?

With new stops, maps, and illustrations, the second edition of A Field Guide to Gettysburg remains the most comprehensive guide to the events and history of this pivotal battle of the Civil War.

About the Authors

Carol Reardon is George Winfree Professor of American History at Pennsylvania State University.

Tom Vossler is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army and former director of the U.S. Army Military History Institute in Carlisle, Pa.. He is a licensed battlefield guide, leading some ninety battlefield tours each year.