Download or read book Gettysburg Handbook and Insider s Travel Guide written by Jessica James and published by . This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Great guide and informative text. A must have for visitors to Gettysburg, regardless of how many times you've been there."Gettysburg, Pa. is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, but there is so much to see, visitors need a plan before they come. This book, written by a life-long resident, points out hidden gems, where to stay, and gives hints on what to do depending on your interests.Recent reviews:"Great book to have before you go to visit Gettysburg.""I rated this highly because every one of the suggested spots that we hit was a real winner. Just great."
Download or read book Insiders Guide to Gettysburg written by Kate Hertzog and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insiders' Guide to Gettysburg is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this historic city.
Download or read book Gettysburg Insiders Guide written by Kate Hertzog and published by Insiders' Guide. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insiders' Guide to Gettysburg is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this historic city.
Download or read book Gettysburg written by Mark Grimsley and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created by scholars who have walked the battlegrounds, consulted with local experts and park guides, and studied the testimony left behind by the participants, this guide is the ultimate guide to Gettysburg. 57 maps, figures & photos.
Download or read book Insiders Guide to Gettysburg written by Kate Hertzog and published by Insiders' Guide. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn whats happening at the Gettysburg battlefield and become familiar Z99 other activities and attractions in the area Find the best places to stay and eat entertain the kids shop and enjoy a night on the town Day trips will take travelers to exc
Download or read book Gettysburg Expedition Guide written by Travelbrains and published by Travelbrains Incorporated. This book was released on 2000-05-30 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel Brain guides you on an expedition to Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. Includes historic photographs, illustrations and maps that make Gettysburg come alive.
Download or read book A Field Guide to Gettysburg written by Carol Reardon and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lively guide to the Gettysburg battlefield, Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler invite readers to participate in a tour of this hallowed ground. Ideal for carrying on trips through the park as well as for the armchair historian, this book includes comprehensive maps and deft descriptions of the action that situate visitors in time and place. Crisp narratives introduce key figures and events, and eye-opening vignettes help readers more fully comprehend the import of what happened and why. A wide variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offer colorful stories and present interesting interpretations that have shaped--or reshaped--our understanding of Gettysburg today. Each stop addresses the following: What happened here? Who fought here? Who commanded here? Who fell here? Who lived here? How did participants remember this event?
Download or read book Guide to Gettysburg Battlefield Monuments written by Tom Huntington and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where to find every monument and tablet on the Gettysburg Battlefield--over 800 in all--organized by state, military unit, person, or armyPhotos and descriptions of each monument, with information on who is being honored and what they did during the battleCovers the entire Gettysburg National Military Park and all three days of fighting
Download or read book The New Gettysburg Campaign Handbook written by J. David Petruzzi and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Gettysburg Campaign Handbook is an informative full-color guide for American Civil War and Gettysburg enthusiasts of all ages. Authors J. David Petruzzi and Steven Stanley use clear and concise writing broken down into short and easy to understand chapters complete with original maps, modern and historic photographs, tables, charts, and artwork to narrate the history of the Gettysburg Campaign from the opening battle at Brandy Station in Virginia on June 9, 1863, to the escape of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River on July 14, 1863. Chapters include quotes of interest from participants, tables and charts of the ages and seniority ranking of the generals of both sides; weather observations during the battle; a stunning photographic study of the entire campaign; a discussion of the battle’s myths and controversies; biographies of select officers, civilians, and battlefield photographers; trivia about the campaign; a comprehensive order of battle; a suggested reading list and websites; and much more. As enjoyable to look at as it is easy to use, every casual and serious student of the Civil War and Gettysburg will want a copy of The New Gettysburg Campaign Handbook as a constant companion while reading other books on the campaign—and even as a supplement and general field guide while walking the hallowed Pennsylvania ground. About the Authors: J. David Petruzzi is an award-winning Civil War cavalry historian. He is the author of many articles for a wide variety of publications, and has written or co-authored several books including: (with Eric Wittenberg) Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart’s Controversial Ride to Gettysburg (Savas Beatie, 2006); (with Wittenberg and Michael F. Nugent) One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863 (Savas Beatie, 2008); and (with Steven Stanley) The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Walking and Driving Tours of the Battlefield, Town, Cemeteries, Field Hospital Sites, and other Topics of Historical Interest (Savas Beatie, 2009), winner of the U.S. Army Historical Foundation’s 2009 Distinguished Writing Award, Reference Category. With Stanley, he also produced The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Audio Driving and Walking Tour, Volume One: The Battlefield (Savas Beatie, 2010). Steven Stanley lives in Gettysburg and is a graphic artist specializing in historical map design and battlefield photography. His maps, considered among the best in historical cartography, have been a longtime staple of the Civil War Trust and have helped raise millions of dollars for the Trust through their preservation appeals and interpretation projects. Steve’s maps have appeared in a wide variety of publications. Co-authored by J. David Petruzzi, Steve produced the maps and the complete design of The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Walking and Driving Tours of the Battlefield, Town, Cemeteries, Field Hospital Sites, and other Topics of Historical Interest (Savas Beatie, 2009), the winner of the U.S. Army Historical Foundation’s 2009 Distinguished Writing Award, Reference Category, as well as The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Audio Driving and Walking Tour, Volume One: The Battlefield (Savas Beatie, 2010).
Download or read book The Complete Gettysburg Guide written by J. David Petruzzi and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some two million people visit the battlefield at Gettysburg each year. It is one of the most popular historical destinations in the United States. Most visitors tour the field by following the National Park Service's suggested auto tour. The standard tour, however, skips crucial monuments, markers, battle actions, town sites, hospital locations, an
Download or read book 101 Travel Bits Gettysburg written by Sarah Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-17 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the course of three days in July 1863, a small town in south-central Pennsylvania became a household name: Gettysburg. Thousands of books have been written about the battle that made Gettysburg famous. This edition of 101 Travel Bits focuses not on the battle, but on the town as it was before, during, and after it became America's most famous battlefield--a town you can still visit today. Let this edition of 101 Travel Bits(tm) be your guide to the world of Gettysburg.***101 Travel Bits are not your typical guidebooks. Each collection of 101 Travel Bits consists of 101 "bits" of information about one of the great places to visit in the world. This could be a "bit" of history, a "bit" of information on a tourist attraction, or a "bit" of something else interesting about the location.A 101 Travel Bits collection is not intended to be a normal guidebook. You will not find the maps or pictures you would expect in a guidebook in any 101 Travel Bits collection. No 101 Travel Bits collection contains photographs. Instead, each book gives you information a typical guidebook ignores: history, fun facts and interesting sights along the way. Other guidebooks may help you find a place to stay, but 101 Travel Bits will help you find your best vacation ever.
Download or read book A Complete Hand book of the Monuments and Indications and Guide to the Positions on the Gettysburg Battlefield written by J. Howard Wert and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gettysburg Walking Tour written by C. W. Buff and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a self-guided walking tour of Downtown Gettysburg sound to you? YOU decide the pace. YOU skip what doesn't interest you. YOU stop and start when you wish, and you can spread it out over several days if you prefer. You can even incorporate meals, wine tasting, museums, shopping and exploring historic homes along the way if you like. That is the premise of this self-guided tour.I happen to live less than an hour's drive from the Lincoln Statue in the Square and have personally visited Gettysburg as a tourist/Civil War buff more times than I can count going all the way back to the 1970s. I have eaten at many of the restaurants, stayed at local hotels, campgrounds and bed and breakfasts and spent hours and hours in the museums, on the battlefields, the guided tours and even the ghost tours. I wrote this handbook to help visitors gain a sense of where to stay, where to eat and what to see before they ever arrive.If you don't know it already, there are thousands of acres of battlefield to explore in the outskirts of Gettysburg, but did you know there were significant skirmishes downtown? In July 1863, nearly 170,000 Union and Confederate soldiers fought there both around and within the sleepy little town of only 2400 citizens. Nearly 70 soldiers for every single civilian! The result was the largest military battle that has ever occurred in North America. Only three days later, there were an estimated 50,000 soldiers that were missing, wounded or killed. As a Civil War buff, these facts give me goose bumps and while the massive battlefields in the outskirts are certainly something to behold, the aspect that I personally find to be the most interesting is the part that occurred in the town itself. Fighting raged street to street and house to house; all while the locals hid in their homes and watched helplessly as the soldiers fell all around them. Families were forced to accept the enemy into their homes and in some cases; sharpshooters exchanged gunfire from their roofs, windows and attics. Wounded soldiers from both sides were dragged or carried to whatever shelter was available and many of the private residences, churches and public buildings became grisly scenes of primitive surgery. Amputated limbs piled up outside of windows like stacks of firewood.Amazingly, many of these buildings present during the battle are still there today, and some still display battle damage from bullets and cannon fire. Fortunately, many of the soldiers and citizens there immediately documented in books, journals and letters what they witnessed, and the firsthand accounts are fascinating! My favorite way of experiencing the Battle of Gettysburg is exploring in town on my own. During my many trips there, I have become familiar with a walking route downtown that showcases many of these buildings and personal accounts. It is a 2 mile walk that many would find to be both fun and interesting. While none of this information is a secret, I think you will like this particular presentation because it has a beginning, a middle and an end that flows nicely and is easy to digest, even for children. This includes a brief overview of the war and this battle. I am not claiming to be an expert, and there are undoubtedly countless people that are far more knowledgeable on these subjects than I am. I'm merely a lifelong Civil War buff and frequent tourist of Gettysburg. If you crave extreme depth or thrive on the tiniest of intricacies of this conflict, this tour is probably not for you. But if you would enjoy a beautiful stroll through town, featuring battle-damaged buildings and firsthand accounts, and a nudge towards some of the best Civil War Exhibits, Museums, Restaurants and Accommodations; then this handbook could be just what you are looking for. From a tourist insider who has "been there and done that." So grab that camera, put on those comfortable walking shoes and come to Gettysburg!
Download or read book The Battle of Gettysburg written by Edward J. Stackpole and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1998-05-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and updated version of the 1960 classic. A must for Civil War buffs, amateur and professional alike.
Download or read book The Last Road North written by Robert Orrison and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2016-06-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the Gettysburg Civil War battlefields and their history, featuring lesser-known sites, side trips, and optional stops along the way. "I thought my men were invincible,” admitted Robert E. Lee. A string of battlefield victories through 1862 had culminated in the spring of 1863 with Lee’s greatest victory yet: the battle of Chancellorsville. Propelled by the momentum of that supreme moment, confident in the abilities of his men, Lee decided to once more take the fight to the Yankees and launched this army on another invasion of the North. An appointment with destiny awaited in the little Pennsylvania college town of Gettysburg. Historian Dan Welch follows in the footsteps of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac as the two foes cat-and-mouse their way northward, ultimately clashing in the costliest battle in North American history. Based on the Gettysburg Civil War Trails, and packed with dozens of lesser-known sites related to the Gettysburg Campaign, The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign offers the ultimate Civil War road trip. “Orrison and Welch have created something different. Historians must search for innovative ways to engage the public on the battle’s relevance. This book offers a new experience for tourists—one that enriches their visit to the site of one of the most consequential battles in American history.” —Matt Arendt, TCU, for Gettysburg Magazine “Shows a deep knowledge of the subject and the style of writing is clear and easy to follow . . . buy this book!” —Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy
Download or read book The Visitor s Guide to Gettysburg written by Robert G. Hartmetz and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-06 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well, you did it! You spent the family vacation money on a trip to Gettysburg this year. Now what? You've driven around a great big field full of monuments, the kids are complaining that they wanted to go to “Disneyland,” and you're wondering what you were thinking...Well, this book will provide you with some helpful hints from someone who has been through this scenario. With nearly three dozen trips to Gettysburg under his belt since 1941, the author gives you some ideas of what to see and do in one of the most charming and historic towns in America.Let us help you turn your trip into one of the most enjoyable vacations you will ever take, and help you learn a little something along the way. Join us on our journey to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, site of the greatest Civil War battle in history and the location of Abraham Lincoln's greatest speech, and we will help you love every minute of it.
Download or read book The Battle of Gettysburg written by Edward James Stackpole and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
