Gettysburg has been written about and studied in great detail over the last 140 years; but there are still many participants whose experiences have been overlooked. In augmenting this incomplete history; Margaret Creighton presents a new look at the decisive battle through the eyes of Gettysburg's women; immigrant soldiers; and African Americans.An academic with a superb flair for storytelling; Creighton draws on memoirs; letters; diaries; and newspapers to get to the hearts of her subjects. Mag Palm; a free black woman living with her family outside of town on Cemetery Ridge; was understandably threatened by the arrival of Lee's Confederate Army; slavers had tried to capture her three years before. Carl Schurz; a political exile who had fled Germany after the failed 1848 revolution; brought a deeply held fervor for abolitionism to the Union Army. Sadie Bushman; a nine-year-old cabinetmaker's daughter; was commandeered by a Union doctor to assist at a field hospital. In telling the stories of these and a dozen other participants; Margaret Creighton has written a stunningly fluid work of original history--a narrative that is sure to redefine the Civil War's most essential battle.
#260139 in Books Deborah E Lipstadt 1994-07-01 1994-07-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.03 x .82 x 5.99l; .70 #File Name: 0452272742304 pagesDenying the Holocaust The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy michael a. merrittgreat!!!12 of 16 people found the following review helpful. a must read for anyone interested in all aspects of The HolocaustBy Macy freedmanI really enjoy Ms Lipstadt's work. She has written many books regarding the Holocaust. This book was recommended and it is an amazing testament of the unrelenting furor she has regarding the subject of Holocaust denial. Lipstadt chronicles her experiences with deniers and then talks about how dangerous it is to deny the Holocaust and how dangerous it is to even acknowledge or legitimize holocaust deniers. I applaud her work.3 of 5 people found the following review helpful. True Holocaust InvestigationBy GypsyredheartStraight to the point.
