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Reardon, Carol; Vossler, Tom - Field Guide to Antietam - 9781469630205 - V9781469630205
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Field Guide to Antietam

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Description for Field Guide to Antietam Paperback. Presents a guide to the Antietam battlefield with comprehensive maps and descriptions of the action, narratives about key figures and events, and a variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offering stories and interpretations. Num Pages: 336 pages, Colour and black & white photographs, 31 full-colour maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 585.
The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, and still standsas the bloodiest single day in American military history. Additionally, inits aftermath, President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous EmancipationProclamation. In this engaging, easy-to-use guide, Carol Reardon and TomVossler allow visitors to understand this crucial Civil War battle in finedetail. Abundantly illustrated with maps and historical and modern photographs,A Field Guide to Antietam explores twenty-one sites on and near thebattlefield where significant action occurred. Combining crisp narrative andrich historical context, each stop in the book is structured around the followingquestions:

  • What happened here?
  • Who fought here?
  • Who ... Read more
  • Who fell here?
  • Who lived here?
  • How did participants remember the events?


  • With accessible presentation and fresh interpretations of primary andsecondary evidence, this is an absolutely essential guide to Antietam and itslasting legacy. Show Less

    Product Details

    Format
    Paperback
    Publication date
    2016
    Publisher
    The University of North Carolina Press United States
    Number of pages
    336
    Condition
    New
    Number of Pages
    336
    Place of Publication
    Chapel Hill, United States
    ISBN
    9781469630205
    SKU
    V9781469630205
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    99-99

    About Reardon, Carol; Vossler, Tom
    Carol Reardon is the George Winfree Professor of American History atPennsylvania State University. Tom Vossler (colonel, U.S. Army, retired) is former director of the United States Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks. They are the authors of A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People.

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