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The Killer Angels
by Shaara, Michael
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679425411
- ISBN 13
- 9780679425410
- Seller
-
Concord, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ballantine Books, 1996, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good. Octavo,softcover, VG in gold and brown pictorial wraps. Prize-winning novel is told from the viewpoints of Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, Joshua Chamberlain, and other historical figures who were present during the four bloodiest and most courageous days of the Civil War. It was the basis for the film, Gettysburg. 375 pp.
Synopsis
The Killer Angels is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book tells the story of four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 30, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought. The story is character driven and told from the perspective of various protagonists.
Reviews
On Mar 26 2017, a reader said:
Brilliant depiction of various characters, from the historically pre-eminent (Lee, Chamberlain) to the minor (Spy) to the fictional participants at Gettysburg. Provides a psychological profile of those who made this hallowed ground.
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Details
- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85315
- Title
- The Killer Angels
- Author
- Shaara, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0679425411
- ISBN 13
- 9780679425410
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books, 1996
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...