The First Shot (Images of America)

Rosen, Robert N. And Hatcher III, Richard W.

ISBN 10: 0738582425 / ISBN 13: 9780738582429

Published by Arcadia Publishing, 2011

About this Item

First Edition. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Clean and illustrated wraps, trace wear to corners, else Fine. Tight, solid and square binding. Internals As New. The Images of America Series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today, helping to preserve the local heritage. This volume is a short pictorial history documenting the first shot of the Civil War, the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12-13, 1861. This is the dramatic story in words and pictures of the leaders, personalities, soldiers, forts, and the dramatic bombardment itself. 127 pages, indexed. 6.5 x 9.25 inches. 2011, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Shot (Images of America)
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738582425
• ISBN 13: 9780738582429
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • History. United States

About this title

Synopsis

This short pictorial history documents the first shot of the Civil War, the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12-13, 1861. Historians Robert N. Rosen and Richard W. Hatcher III have gathered, in one book, more illustrations and photographs about the "First Shot" than can be found in any other previous book. Here the reader will find the dramatic story--in words and pictures--of the leaders, personalities, soldiers, forts, and the dramatic artillery bombardment itself, all under one cover.

About the Author

Robert N. Rosen is a native Charlestonian, a lawyer, and the author of A Short History of Charleston and Confederate Charleston, among other books. He currently serves as president of the Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Historical Trust, on the Web at www.sccivilwar.org. Richard W. Hatcher III is historian at the Fort Sumter National Monument. The National Park Service has encouraged the creation of local charitable foundations to act as "friends" of national monuments. The Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Historical Trust is such a 501(c)(3) foundation, which raises tax-deductible funds to put on public programs to support Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie and to further their educational and historical purposes. The trust has taken the lead in commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War in the South Carolina Lowcountry. The authors' royalties from the sale of this book will go to the trust.