Gettysburg from the acclaimed civil war historian, a brilliant new historythe most intimate and richly readable account we have hadof the climactic threeday battle of gettysburg july, 1863, which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and circumstances that. Allen guelzo, director of civil war era studies at gettysburg college, recounts the battle of gettysburg, july, 1863. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Through those pages runs a thoroughly readable description of every hour of those three hellish days, in enough detail to satisfy the keenest student of tactics and courage. Redeemer president received the 2000 lincoln prize, as well as the 2000 book prize of the abraham institute of the midatlantic. Lees second invasion of the north during the american civil war. Its his expansive, rolling storytelling that makes this book so engrossing and sets guelzos gettysburg apart from the many others. The american civil war was, at bottom, a political war, so we shouldnt be surprised, then, to find that politics sloppedover into. Luce professor of the civil war era and director of civil war era studies at gettysburg college, has accepted an appointment at princeton university, where he will be a senior research scholar in the council of the humanities and director of the initiative on politics and statesmanship in. Guelzo gettysburg college follow this and additional works at.
The last invasion is the work of a consummate professional, and an excellent onevolume treatment for novice, fan, and scholar alike. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Posted on august 11, 2019 by rhapsodyinbooks the battle of gettysburg was fought during the first three days of july in 1863. He followed this with lincolns emancipation proclamation. The last invasion knopfrandom house, 20 a rich, original work. Guelzo this book is so filled with information that it could have ended up being another boring geek read that only appealed to a limited audience. Allen guelzo humanities council princeton university. Part of themilitary history commons, and theunited states history commons share feedback about the accessibility of this item. The last invasion, a professor of the civil war era at gettysburg college, argues that understanding why lincoln still merits the title of great emancipator is essential to healthy race relations in the u. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read gettysburg. The james madison program is pleased to announce that dr.
The battle of gettysburg has been written about at length and thoroughly dissected in terms of strategic importance, but never before has a book taken readers so. Guelzo is a work of nonfiction about the battle of gettysburg during the american civil war. It is a marvelous book that deserves to be read and savored. Allen guelzo is an acclaimed scholar of american history whose writings have been recognized as among the most important contributions to scholarly and public understanding of 19 th century america. Allen guelzos latest book is in many ways a traditional battle history, but one with most of the genres virtues and precious few of its vices. The last invasion has received many awards of excellence including the 2014 gilder lehrman lincoln prize and the 2014 inaugural guggenheimlehrman prize in. He is the author of lincolns emancipation proclamation. The last invasion, in which he recounts the battle of gettysburg, which took place on july, 1863. The last invasion, i asked myself, does the world need another onevolume history of gettysburg. Bordewich, author of americas great debate what is there left to say about gettysburg. May 15, 20 a stirring account of the greatest and most violent collision the north american continent has ever seen, just in time for the 150th anniversary of the battle of gettysburg. Guelzo demonstrates versatile historical skill in this superior treatment of gettysburg. In his graphic and emotionally affecting gettysburg. If there is a leitmotif in guelzos book, it is the image of brains being distributed on the grass and the shirts of fellow soldiers, of limbs disappearing and soldiers on both sides disintegrating in a scene of muskets, swords, haversacks, human flesh and bones flying and dangling in the air or.
The campaign culminated in the battle of gettysburg, july, in which approximately 48,000 americans became casualties. New york times bestseller what is there left to say about gettysburg. The last invasion 20 by allen guelzo charts the gettysburg campaign, june 3 to july 24, 1863, confederate general robert e. Much ink has been spilled over the battle of gettysburg. Redeemer president, both winners of the lincoln prize. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. In the last 150 years, there have been many books written about the battle of gettysburg. Chronicle of gettysburg refuses easy answers allen guelzos gettysburg.
Guelzo, a distinguished lincoln scholar who teaches at gettysburg college, offers an extraordinarily detailed and realistic account. There is a reason that there are so many books on the battle of gettysburg. Guelzo 2014, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Guelzo won his third lincoln prize for his book gettysburg. The last invasion reads like the battle might have been experienced. Guelzo has 38 books on goodreads with 12417 ratings. From the acclaimed civil war historian, and coinciding with the 150th a. The last invasion is a 20 military history nonfiction book by american author allen guelzo. An account of the three day battle at gettysburg, the personalities, key turning points, battlefield topography, and movement by movement narratives that both zoom out and come up close in describing the unfolding of the battle. Recent fine monographs on the civil wars most studied campaign by noah andre trudeau and stephen sears complimented. Guelzo shows us the face, the sights, and the sounds of nineteenth century combat. Luce professor of the civil war era and director of civil war era studies at gettysburg college. Guelzo, a distinguished lincoln scholar who teaches at gettysburg college, offers an extraordinarily detailed. In the last 150 years, there have been many books written about the battle of.
The last invasion reminds us, the battle very easily might have gone another way. The last invasion provides a determinedly fair account of the battle, the. The book is a comprehensive recounting of the battle of gettysburg according to worldcat, the book is held by 1,485 libraries references. In spite of its importance, it might have been just another battle site competing in memory with all the rest but for its reframing in just 272 words by. The last invasion is fresh, fascinating, and compellingly provocative. Any historian contemplating this event faces numerous daunting problems apart from the fact that thousands of books and articles have.
Guelzo s book enlarges the conventional battle narrative. Guelzo writes about the human and environmental impact of this battle and its importance as a tipping point in american history. Recent fine monographs on the civil wars most studied campaign by noah andre trudeau and stephen. The last invasion vintage civil war library by guelzo, allen isbn. The end of slavery in america 2004, which became the first twotime winner of the lincoln prize for 2005 and the book prize of the lincoln institute. Luce iii professor of the civil war era at gettysburg college, where he serves as director of the civil war era studies program.
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