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Don Troiani's Gettysburg : 36 masterful paintings and riveting history of the Civil War's epic battle / Don Troiani, Tom Huntington.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2019]Description: 132 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780811738354
  • 0811738353
  • 9780811738361
  • 0811738361
Subject(s):
Contents:
Brandy Station review -- The battle of Brandy Station -- The Gray Comanches -- McPherson's Ridge -- "For god's sake forward,' 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers -- The unconquered, 1st Tennessee color bearer -- The fight for the colors -- The boy colonel -- R. E. Lee and A. P. Hill -- Iron Brigade, 24th Michigan Volunteers -- The Black Hats, 19th Indiana Regiment, Iron Brigade -- General J. B. Gordon at Gettysburg -- Cemetery Hill -- Battle in the streets -- Decision at dawn -- "The men must see us today" -- Berdan's sharpshooters -- Confederate sharpshooter -- Saving the flag -- Don't give an inch -- Little Round Top -- Lions of the Roundtop -- Barksdale's charge -- Retreat by recoil, the 9th Massachusetts Battery -- The First Minnesota -- 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry -- Band of brothers -- Newhall's charge -- "Come on, you wolverines" -- Hampton's duel -- The civilians of Gettysburg -- The Emmitsburg Road -- Toward the angle -- Rock of Erin -- The high water mark -- "Give them cold steel, boys".
Summary: "The latest book by preeminent Civil War artist and historian Don Troiani features 36 major paintings of the Gettysburg campaign and an introductory history of the battle by Civil War expert Tom Huntington. Each beautifully detailed and historically accurate painting is accompanied by a description of the scene and the historical figures taking part in the action."--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 973.7349 H953 Checked out 07/18/2024 33111009157450
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 973.7349 H953 Available 33111008235281
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The latest book by preeminent Civil War artist and historian Don Troiani features 36 major paintings of the Gettysburg campaign and an introductory history of the battle by Civil War expert Tom Huntington. Each beautifully detailed and historically accurate painting is accompanied by a description of the scene and the historical figures taking part in the action.

Includes bibliographical references.

Brandy Station review -- The battle of Brandy Station -- The Gray Comanches -- McPherson's Ridge -- "For god's sake forward,' 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers -- The unconquered, 1st Tennessee color bearer -- The fight for the colors -- The boy colonel -- R. E. Lee and A. P. Hill -- Iron Brigade, 24th Michigan Volunteers -- The Black Hats, 19th Indiana Regiment, Iron Brigade -- General J. B. Gordon at Gettysburg -- Cemetery Hill -- Battle in the streets -- Decision at dawn -- "The men must see us today" -- Berdan's sharpshooters -- Confederate sharpshooter -- Saving the flag -- Don't give an inch -- Little Round Top -- Lions of the Roundtop -- Barksdale's charge -- Retreat by recoil, the 9th Massachusetts Battery -- The First Minnesota -- 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry -- Band of brothers -- Newhall's charge -- "Come on, you wolverines" -- Hampton's duel -- The civilians of Gettysburg -- The Emmitsburg Road -- Toward the angle -- Rock of Erin -- The high water mark -- "Give them cold steel, boys".

"The latest book by preeminent Civil War artist and historian Don Troiani features 36 major paintings of the Gettysburg campaign and an introductory history of the battle by Civil War expert Tom Huntington. Each beautifully detailed and historically accurate painting is accompanied by a description of the scene and the historical figures taking part in the action."--Provided by publisher.

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