Pickett's Charge in History and Memory
Published on 28. February 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-8078-5461-7 (ISBN)
Description
Assessing the myths and facts surrounding Pickett's charge, Carol Reardon explores why this event endures so strongly in the American imagination. She demonstrates that the story told today of the charge is really an amalgam of history and memory and that the evolution of that mix has much to tell about how the past of the USA can be understood.
Reviews / Votes
"A fresh look at the disastrous assault." - New Yorker; "A splendidly lively study of the manipulation, not necessarily deliberate or malign, of public opinion." - Atlantic Monthly; "Exceptionally lucid.... This fine book provides vivid evidence of just how far we will go to alchemize fantasy into fact." - Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post; "Pickett's Charge in History and Memory utilizes first-rate scholarship to tell a fascinating story.... Should win a wide audience among general readers." - Civil War HistoryMore details
Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chapel Hill
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
507 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8078-5461-7 (9780807854617)
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Additional editions
Carol Reardon
Pickett's Charge in History and Memory
E-Book
01/2012
The University of North Carolina Press
€17.49
Available for download
Person
Carol Reardon is associate professor of history at Pennsylvania State University.