The Forgotten Trail to Appomattox : Hidden Civil War Sites and Destinations Across America
by
Randy Denmon
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1493033514
ISBN-13
9781493033515
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint
The Lyons Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2018
Print length
264 Pages
Weight
399 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.90 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
History of the AmericasModern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
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Of the forty-five Civil War Battles that the National Park Service lists as “Decisive,” only about half have been preserved by the Park Service. The Federal Government’s preservation efforts have made tiny, out-of-the-way places that shouldn’t be known outside the county in which they are located into sacred names in the American psyche: Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Petersburg, Manassas, Antietam, Spotsylvania, and Shiloh. Many of the other battles, no less important, weren’t so lucky in the allotment of federal dollars. Some of these other battlefields have been lost to time or neglect or urbanization, but just as many have been preserved by states, local governments, or preservation organizations. These are the battlefields, along with other landmarks, that Randy Denmon explores in The Forgotten Trail to Appomattox. It is part military history, part travelogue, and part personal insight, in the spirit of Bill Bryson’s books, such as A Walk in the Woods: it is both informative and entertaining.
Of the forty-five Civil War Battles that the National Park Service lists as “Decisive,” only about half have been preserved by the Park Service. The Federal Government’s preservation efforts have made tiny, out-of-the-way places that shouldn’t be known outside the county in which they are located into sacred names in the American psyche: Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Petersburg, Manassas, Antietam, Spotsylvania, and Shiloh. Many of the other battles, no less important, weren’t so lucky in the allotment of federal dollars. Some of these other battlefields have been lost to time or neglect or urbanization, but just as many have been preserved by states, local governments, or preservation organizations. These are the battlefields, along with other landmarks, that Randy Denmon explores in The Forgotten Trail to Appomattox. It is part military history, part travelogue, and part personal insight, in the spirit of Bill Bryson’s books, such as A Walk in the Woods: it is both informative and entertaining.
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