
The Summer of '63: Gettysburg
Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War
Savas Beatie (Publisher)
Published on 22. June 2021
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-61121-571-7 (ISBN)
Description
Gettysburg, the largest land battle on the North American continent, has maintained an unshakable grip on the American imagination.
Building on momentum from a string of victories that stretched back into the summer of 1862, Robert E. Lee launched his Confederate Army of Northern Virginia on an invasion of the North meant to shake Union resolve and fundamentally shift the dynamic of the war. His counterpart with the Federal Army of the Potomac, George Meade, elevated to command just days before the fighting, found himself defending his home state in a high-stakes battle that could have put Confederates at the very gates of the nation's capital.
The public historians writing for the popular Emerging Civil War blog, speaking on its podcast, or delivering talks at the annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in Virginia always present their work in ways that engage and animate audiences. Their efforts entertain, challenge, and sometimes provoke readers with fresh perspectives and insights born from years of working at battlefields, guiding tours, presenting talks, and writing for the wider Civil War community.
The Summer of '63: Gettysburg: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War is a compilation of some of their favorites, anthologized, revised, and updated, together with several original pieces. Each entry includes original and helpful illustrations.
This important study, when read with its companion volume The Summer of '63: Vicksburg and Tullahoma, contextualizes the major 1863 campaigns in what arguably was Civil War's turning-point summer.
Building on momentum from a string of victories that stretched back into the summer of 1862, Robert E. Lee launched his Confederate Army of Northern Virginia on an invasion of the North meant to shake Union resolve and fundamentally shift the dynamic of the war. His counterpart with the Federal Army of the Potomac, George Meade, elevated to command just days before the fighting, found himself defending his home state in a high-stakes battle that could have put Confederates at the very gates of the nation's capital.
The public historians writing for the popular Emerging Civil War blog, speaking on its podcast, or delivering talks at the annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in Virginia always present their work in ways that engage and animate audiences. Their efforts entertain, challenge, and sometimes provoke readers with fresh perspectives and insights born from years of working at battlefields, guiding tours, presenting talks, and writing for the wider Civil War community.
The Summer of '63: Gettysburg: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War is a compilation of some of their favorites, anthologized, revised, and updated, together with several original pieces. Each entry includes original and helpful illustrations.
This important study, when read with its companion volume The Summer of '63: Vicksburg and Tullahoma, contextualizes the major 1863 campaigns in what arguably was Civil War's turning-point summer.
Reviews / Votes
...ideal for dipping into to read one or more short pieces at a time. It would probably be best appreciated by those interested in the American Civil War who are already familiar with the campaign and battle of Gettysburg. * Miniature Wargames - Arthur Harman *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
El Dorado Hills
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
6 maps, 60 images
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
599 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61121-571-7 (9781611215717)
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Mackowski Chris Mackowski
Summer of '63: Gettysburg
Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War
E-Book
06/2021
Savas Beatie
€15.99
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Persons
Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., is the editor in chief of Emerging Civil War. He is a writing professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University and the historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, a historic property on the Spotsylvania battlefield. He has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books on the Civil War. Dan Welch works as a seasonal park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park. Previously, Dan was the education programs coordinator for the Gettysburg Foundation, the non-profit partner of Gettysburg National Military Park. A contributor to Emerging Civil War, Dan currently serves as a primary and secondary educator with a public school district in northeast Ohio.