Randi Minetor

Gettysburg (eBook, ePUB)

A Guided Tour through History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Walk through the battlefield of Gettysburg with those who lived and fought there Waged over three days in July 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the Civil War in the East. This book brings you face-to-face as never before with the people and events that shaped this epic battle. It features: - An introduction that sets Gettysburg in historical context - A timeline that adds further texture to the history described - Concise biographies of key participants - A historical walking tour - Where to stay and eat, and places to visit nearby - Archival and color photos throughout - Two PopOutsan archival map showing the battle as it unraveled, and another showing the same location today About the Timeline series These one-of-a-kind books bring you face to face with the people and events that have shaped American history and who have left their mark on some of the nation's most important historical landmarks and locations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780762758098
• Artikelnr.: 41665533

Autorenporträt

Randi Minetor has written fifteen books for FalconGuides, including the nine-book Passport To Your National Parks® Companion Guides series and six titles in the National Parks Pocket Guides series. An avid researcher and traveler to 46 states to date, Randi's passion for our nation's history stems from her fascination with America's national parks and historic sites. Randi writes for several websites on the national parks and serves as the National Parks Examiner on Examiner.com, and she has appeared on the NBC Today Show and as an expert in dozens of magazines, from InStyle and Blender to Redbook and Men's Health. In addition, she has written for many trade magazines in fields ranging from technical theater to municipal water distribution. Her husband, photographer Nic Minetor, is a professional lighting designer for theater, film, opera, dance and television, including the popular PBS series Second Opinion and nineteen seasons of the Eastman School of Music's Opera Theatre.