GETTYSBURG

by MacKinlay Kantor ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 3, 1952

In sonorous prose, with a sharp awareness of Civil War Issues, Gettysburg and its surroundings and the lives of the people that lived there in the summer of 1863, MacKinlay Kantor relates the events surrounding the crucial battle that saw the tide turn in favor of the Union Army. His chronicle measures up admirably to the accuracy and eloquence of his Lee and Grant at Appomattox (1950). Following all sides of the story- the movements of both armies as they approached each other through the weeks prior to the deadly day on Cometary Ridge, the fears and hopes of the townspeople as they went about their everyday chores or committed individual deeds of bravery, the worries of the General- Buford and Reynolds at Gettysburg and to the south-Hooker, Halleck, Meade- this highlights events in a manner that broadens the implications of Gettysburg, deepens the tragedy of the massacre. Dramatically retold stories of a few of the brave men- Constable John Burns, Father Corly, serve to heighten the poignancy of a telling full in scope and strong in the sense of identification between past and present.

Pub Date: Oct. 3, 1952

ISBN: 0394891813

Page Count: -

Publisher: Random House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1952

Categories: NONFICTION