Book Talk - "Gettysburg" by Adam I.P. Smith
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National Museum of the United States Army 1775 Liberty Dr, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060
Oxford Universtiy Press
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How did Gettysburg become the most famous battle of the American Civil War and one of the most consequential in world history? Why is it the most visited American battlefield, the place where veterans came in the greatest numbers, where Presidents pay homage, and millions of families have vacationed? What was it about this three-day struggle in July 1863 that made it seem like the “turning point of the war,” or the “high-water mark” of the Confederate rebellion? Join Dr. Adam I.P. Smith for a look at the famous battle and its importance.
Adam I. P. Smith read History at the University of Oxford before going on to do postgraduate work at Sheffield, Cambridge, and Harvard Universities. He taught at University College London before being appointed Edward Orsborn Professor of U.S. Politics and Political History at Oxford. His previous books have included “The Stormy Present: Conservatism and the Problem of Slavery in Northern Politics” (2017).
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