Two New Ebook Shorts: Excerpts from The Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond
[This article is crossposted at UNCPressCivilWar150.com]
This week marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Don’t miss our list of Gettysburg-related books to learn more about the battle and its significance.
We’ve got two brand new items available in price-friendly ebook short format. These are some essential nuggets from longer works—a great way to get a meaty, quick, and inexpensive read on your Kindle, Nook, or Kobo reader.
Announcing two new UNC Press Ebook Shorts:
Both of the new UNC Press Civil War Shorts originally appeared in The Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond, edited by Gary W. Gallagher, a collection that combines fresh evidence with the reinterpretation of standard sources to testify to the enduring impact of the Civil War on our national consciousness and refocus our view of the third day at Gettysburg.
“Armistead and Garnett”
by Robert K. Krick
Virginians Lewis A. Armistead and Richard B. Garnett, two Confederate officers killed during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, lived remarkably parallel lives. In this Civil War Short, Robert K. Krick follows the two men from their early military careers fighting against American Indians and Mormons through two decades of military service and onto the field at Gettysburg, where both were mortally wounded.
Robert K. Krick is author of Conquering the Valley and Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain, among other books. He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
ISBN 9781469612836, $6.99
Available for Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Nobel’s Nook, and Kobo eReaders
“Lee’s Army has not Lost any of Its Prestige”
by Gary W. Gallagher
In this Civil War Short, Gary W. Gallagher surveys Confederate sentiment in the summer of 1863 and argues that many southerners did not view the battle of Gettysburg as a resounding defeat. Gallagher makes the compelling case that, although southern casualties were tremendous, Confederates across the South, along with the vast majority of Lee’s soldiers, persisted in viewing Robert E. Lee as an invincible commander whose army increasingly sustained the hopes of the nation.
Gary W. Gallagher is John L. Nau III Professor of History at the University of Virginia and author or editor of numerous books, including Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War and Lee and His Army in Confederate History.
ISBN 9781469612829, $2.99
Available for Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Nobel’s Nook, and Kobo eReaders