NY: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0679425411 . Winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Book club edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. .
New York:: Random House,, (1993). Hardcover -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). Later printing. 'A Novel About the Four Days of Gettysburg' - that is, the day leading up to the battle and the three days of the bloody battle itself - July 1-3, 1863. Originally published in 1974, this won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize, and also became a modern classic - considered one of the best novels ever written about the Civil War. Basis for the movie 'Gettysburg.' Maps and situation plans throughout the book. Foreword and an afterword. xix, 374 pp. Map endpapers.
Random House. New York. 1974. Quarter-bound in burgundy with black boards and gold lettering on front and spine. Number line on copyright page of this fine edition reads B987654321 without mention of 1993 edition. Unclipped ($21.00) jacket shows mild shelf wear and small dent on top text block. Pictorial endpapers with b/w maps throughout. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1975.
This Book is a terrific account of events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg, the commanders, the men, and the Battle itself. The Author, Michael Shaara, won the Pulitzer Prize for this work of historical fiction when the First Edition was released in 1974. This Book was required reading for military officers attending the Command and General Staff College in the 1990's. This is rated as the best piece of literature on the Battle of Gettysburg. Book has 374 pages and several maps.
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