| This is
a novel of the Battle of Gettysburg, the turning point of the Civil War
for the Army of the Potomic (North). During the three-day battle, Robert
E. Lee, commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia (South) stages
an aggressive attack against the advice of his second in command, Gen. James
Longstreet. An English teacher is the hero of the Battle of Little Round
Top for the North, while the third day of battle (Pickett's Charge) tests
the bravery of thousands of soldiers from both sides. Michael Saahara tells
the story of this three-day battle by revealing the thoughts and emotions
of the main characters in his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. |
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