![]() ![]() "Shaara carries swiftly and dramatically to a climax as exciting as if it were being heard for the first time." - The Seattle Times I had never visited Gettysburg, knew almost nothing about that battle before I read the book, but here it all came alive." -Ken Burns Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is unique, sweeping, unforgettable-the dramatic story of the battleground for America's destiny. Bright futures, untested innocence, and pristine beauty were also the casualties of war. ![]() And far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. ![]() In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant."-James M. ![]()
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