The Complete Gettysburg Guide
Audio Driving and Walking Tours, Volume 1: the Battlefield
Published on 2. July 2010
Audio
978-1-932714-95-1 (ISBN)
Description
More than two million people visit the battlefield at Gettysburg each year. It is one of the most popular historical destinations in the United States. Most visitors tour the field by following the National Park Service's suggested auto tour. That tour, however, misses crucial battle actions, monuments, markers, and other hidden historical gems that everyone should experience.
With The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Audio Driving and Walking Tours, Volume 1: The Battlefield, visitors will finally be able to experience many of these sights and events and much more in this entertaining and informative audio tour based on the best-selling The Complete Gettysburg Guide (2009).
Narrated by author J. David Petruzzi, the package booklet features maps and a stunning design by internationally acclaimed designer/cartographer Steven Stanley. A must-have for any visitor planning to go to Gettysburg looking for the complete historical experience.
About the Narrator
J. David Petruzzi is widely recognized as one of the United States' leading Gettysburg experts. In addition to his numerous articles for a wide variety of publications, he is the author of various books on the subject.
With The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Audio Driving and Walking Tours, Volume 1: The Battlefield, visitors will finally be able to experience many of these sights and events and much more in this entertaining and informative audio tour based on the best-selling The Complete Gettysburg Guide (2009).
Narrated by author J. David Petruzzi, the package booklet features maps and a stunning design by internationally acclaimed designer/cartographer Steven Stanley. A must-have for any visitor planning to go to Gettysburg looking for the complete historical experience.
About the Narrator
J. David Petruzzi is widely recognized as one of the United States' leading Gettysburg experts. In addition to his numerous articles for a wide variety of publications, he is the author of various books on the subject.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
El Dorado Hills
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
150 mins. Full-colour 8-page booklet included with CDs
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-932714-95-1 (9781932714951)
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Persons
J. David Petruzzi is widely recognized as one of the country's leading Gettysburg experts. In addition to his numerous articles for a wide variety of publications, he is the author (with Eric Wittenberg) of bestsellers Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg (Savas Beatie, 2006) and (with Wittenberg and Michael Nugent) One Continuous Fight: The Retreat From Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863 (Savas Beatie, 2008). Petruzzi is also a popular speaker on the Civil War Roundtable circuit and regularly conducts tours of Civil War battlefields. Steven Stanley lives in Gettysburg and is a graphic artist specializing in historical map design and battlefield photography. His maps, considered among the best in historical cartography, have been a longtime staple of the Civil War Trust and have helped raise millions of dollars for the Trust through their preservation appeals and interpretation projects. Steve's maps have appeared in a wide variety of publications. Co-authored by J. David Petruzzi, Steve produced the maps and the complete design of The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Walking and Driving Tours of the Battlefield, Town, Cemeteries, Field Hospital Sites, and other Topics of Historical Interest (Savas Beatie, 2009), the winner of the U.S. Army Historical Foundation's 2009 Distinguished Writing Award, Reference Category, as well as The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Audio Driving and Walking Tour, Volume One: The Battlefield (Savas Beatie, 2010).