The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History: Immigrants, Women, and African Americans in the Civil War's Defining Battle
Autor Margaret S. Creightonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 iul 2006
In
the
summer
of
1863,
as
Union
and
Confederate
armies
converged
on
southern
Pennsylvania,
the
town
of
Gettysburg
found
itself
thrust
onto
the
center
stage
of
war.
The
three
days
of
fighting
that
ensued
decisively
turned
the
tide
of
the
Civil
War.
InThe
Colors
of
Courage,
Margaret
Creighton
narrates
the
tale
of
this
crucial
battle
from
the
viewpoint
of
three
unsung
groups--women,
immigrants,
and
African
Americans--and
reveals
how
wide
the
conflict's
dimensions
were.
A
historian
with
a
superb
flair
for
storytelling,
Creighton
draws
on
memoirs,
letters,
diaries,
and
newspapers
to
bring
to
life
the
individuals
at
the
heart
of
her
narrative.The
Colors
of
Courageis
a
stunningly
fluid
work
of
original
history-one
that
redefines
the
Civil
War's
most
remarkable
battle.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465014576
ISBN-10: 0465014577
Pagini: 360
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 0465014577
Pagini: 360
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Notă biografică
Margaret
S.
Creightonis
Professor
of
History
at
Bates
College.
The
author
ofRites
and
Passages:
The
Experience
of
American
Whaling,
and
co-editor
ofIron
Men,
Wooden
Women:
Gender
and
Seafaring
in
the
Atlantic
World,
1700-1920.
She
lives
in
Yarmouth,
Maine.