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PICKETT’S CHARGE IN HISTORY & MEMORY BY CAROL REARDON Edited by Gary W. Gallagher MINT CONDITION MINT CONDITION DUST JACKET This book is brand new, unread, and in pristine condition. Loaded with Illustrations, Photos and Maps Clean, Sharp, Bright, Solidly-Bound, New Book PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS, CHAPEL HILL AND LONDON, IN 1997 If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our national life and Gettysburg its turning point, then the climax of the climax, the central moment of our history, must be Pickett's Charge. But as Carol Reardon notes, the Civil War saw many other daring assaults and stout defenses. Why, then, is it Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg - and not, for example, Richardson's Charge at Antietam or Humphreys's Assault at Fredericksburg--that looms so large in the popular imagination? As this innovative study reveals, by examining the events of 3 July 1863 through the selective and evocative lens of "memory" we can learn much about why Pickett's Charge endures so strongly in the American imagination. Over the years, soldiers, journalists, veterans, politicians, orators, artists, poets, and educators, Northerners and Southerners alike, shaped, revised, and even sacrificed the "history" of the charge to create "memories" that met ever-shifting needs and deeply felt values. Reardon shows that the story told today of Pickett's Charge is really an amalgam of history and memory. The evolution of that mix, she concludes, tells us much about how we come to understand our nation's past A telling assessment of the myths and facts surrounding the most famous single military event of the Civil War This is a brand new, unread, pristine condition book. It comes in a brand new, pristine condition dust jacket. The book and dust jacket are sharp, clean, and bright. The book is new and has no shortcomings or wear. The pages are clean, bright white and in excellent condition. There isn’t a mark in the book. The binding is fine and solid throughout the book. It’s loaded with illustrations and photos. This is a brand new, unread, pristine condition book.

PICKETT’S CHARGE IN HISTORY & MEMORY

BY CAROL REARDON

Edited by Gary W. Gallagher

MINT CONDITION

MINT CONDITION DUST JACKET

This book is brand new, unread, and in pristine condition.

Loaded with Illustrations, Photos and Maps

Clean, Sharp, Bright, Solidly-Bound, New Book

PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS, CHAPEL HILL AND LONDON, IN 1997

If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our national life and Gettysburg its turning point, then the climax of the climax, the central moment of our history, must be Pickett's Charge. But as Carol Reardon notes, the Civil War saw many other daring assaults and stout defenses. Why, then, is it Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg - and not, for example, Richardson's Charge at Antietam or Humphreys's Assault at Fredericksburg--that looms so large in the popular imagination?

As this innovative study reveals, by examining the events of 3 July 1863 through the selective and evocative lens of "memory" we can learn much about why Pickett's Charge endures so strongly in the American imagination. Over the years, soldiers, journalists, veterans, politicians, orators, artists, poets, and educators, Northerners and Southerners alike, shaped, revised, and even sacrificed the "history" of the charge to create "memories" that met ever-shifting needs and deeply felt values. Reardon shows that the story told today of Pickett's Charge is really an amalgam of history and memory. The evolution of that mix, she concludes, tells us much about how we come to understand our nation's past

A telling assessment of the myths and facts surrounding the most famous single military event of the Civil War

This is a brand new, unread, pristine condition book. It comes in a brand new, pristine condition dust jacket. The book and dust jacket are sharp, clean, and bright. The book is new and has no shortcomings or wear. The pages are clean, bright white and in excellent condition. There isn’t a mark in the book. The binding is fine and solid throughout the book. It’s loaded with illustrations and photos. This is a brand new, unread, pristine condition book.

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