MacKinlay Kantor
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Long Remember is the first realistic novel about the Civil War. Originally published in 1934, this book received rave reviews from the NY Times Book Review, and was a main selection of the Literary Guild. It is the account of the Battle of Gettysburg, as viewed by a pacifist who comes to accept the nasty necessity of combat. Kantor has also interwoven love and lust into this remarkable tale of passion, heroes, and a bloody battle.
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Recounts the dramatic surrender of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in a new, illustrated edition.
From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Andersonville comes the story of an unforgettable moment in American history: the historic meeting between General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant that led to the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia--and ultimately to the end of the Civil War. MacKinlay Kantor's book for young readers...
3) Gettysburg
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Landmark books volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 5
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A detailed description of the bitter three day battle that raged through the quiet Pennsylvania town; the battle that historians call the turning point of the Civil War.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 62
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""The greatest of our Civil War novels" (New York Times) reissued for a new generation As the United States prepares to commemorate the Civil War's 150th anniversary, Plume reissues the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel widely regarded as the most powerful ever written about our nation's bloodiest conflict. MacKinlay Kantor's Andersonville tells the story of the notorious Confederate Prisoner of War camp, where fifty thousand Union soldiers were held...