A Field Guide to Antietam : Experiencing the Battlefield Through Its History, Places, and People
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1469630206
ISBN-13
9781469630205
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint
The University of North Carolina Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 17th, 2016
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
580 grams
Dimensions
22.60 x 14.90 x 2.00 cms
Ksh 3,750.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue
0 in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Secure
Quality
Fast
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 commanded here? 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.
With accessible presentation and fresh interpretations of primary andsecondary evidence, this is an absolutely essential guide to Antietam and itslasting legacy.
Get A Field Guide to Antietam by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by The University of North Carolina Press and it has pages.
