johnluarca

This is a beautifully crafted novel about The Battle Of Gettysburg. I read this book in high school and loved it. Then a few months ago I re-read it (something I rarely do) with my husband. We took turns reading it aloud during car trips. This is a good book. It is extremely well written and full of a very heart-felt, gut-wrenching history. While the book is officially fiction, the writer pieced together his plot by reading all the historical documents he could get his hands on. He tried to be as faithful to the facts as he could and when there wasn't any information he filled in the details, guessing based on what he knew. The story jumps back and forth between the Northern and Southern Armies and gives both perspectives, a good reminder of how easy it is to mis-characterize "The Other Side."

2023-08-02 08:01