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(0)Michael Shaara
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Civil War trilogy (Jeff Shaara) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic is the finest historical dramatization of the Civil War. The book centers around the key battle of the war: the battle of Gettysburg. In July of 1863, the Confederate Army, led by General Robert E. Lee, invaded the North, in order to deal a fatal blow to the Union Army. Lee's right hand man was the loyal General Longstreet. Opposing them was General George Meade, an unknown quantity at best. In the four most bloody...
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Civil War trilogy (Jeff Shaara) volume 2
Language
English
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“My favorite historical novel . . . 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. McPherson
In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation’s history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried...
In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation’s history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried...
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English
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Amazing Stories is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are eight stories by Michael Shaara: "Wainer", "Man of Distinction", "Conquest Over Time", "Citizen Jell", "The Book", "Orphans of the Void", "Soldier Boy", and "The Vanisher".
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English
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Amazing Stories Volume 93 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are five short stories: One story by Michael Shaara, "The Sling and the Stone", one story by Willis George Emerson, "The Smoky God, or, A Voyage to the Inner World" , one story by Richard O. Lewis, "Earthmen Die Hard!", one story by Fox B. Holden, "Earthmen Ask No Quarter!", and one story by Evan Hunter, "The Plagiarist From...
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English
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"Now this here planet," he said cautiously, "is whacky in a lot of ways. First of all they call it Mert. Just plain Mert. And they live in houses strictly from Dickens, all carriages, no sewers, narrow streets, stuff like that." But that wasn't all . . . . Travis, in reaching Diomed III before any others, found himself waging a one-man fight against more than this; he was bucking the strangest way of life you have ever heard of!
8) Gettysburg
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Gettysburg (254 min.): "... the gripping saga of the tactics, command errors and sacrifices behind the bloodiest battle ever fought on U.S. soil."--Container.
Gods and generals (219 min.): "... reveals the spirited allegiances and fierce combat of earlier Civil War struggles, framing its tale with the fateful clashes of Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville."--Container.