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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
ISBN-100807854611
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Book TitlePickett's Charge in History and Memory
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
FeaturesNew Edition
GenreHistory
AuthorCarol Reardon
Book SeriesCivil War America Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15.5 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-010965
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsThis fine book provides vivid evidence of just how far we will go to alchemize fantasy into fact.Jonathan Yardley,Washington Post, Thought provoking and highly interesting, Reardon's book is a pleasure to read. ( Orlando Sentinel ), This is a skillful and compelling example of the way an event whose story we think we know turns out to be as mobile as quicksilver when we try to put a finger down for certain. -- Allen C. Guelzo, The Barnes & Noble Review, Reardon has done a wonderful job of bringing together the various threads of most of the contemporary and historical arguments surrounding the charge. (Journal of Military History), Reardon has done a wonderful job of bringing together the various threads of most of the contemporary and historical arguments surrounding the charge. ( Journal of Military History ), "This is a skillful and compelling example of the way an event whose story we think we know turns out to be as mobile as quicksilver when we try to put a finger down for certain." -Allen C. Guelzo, The Barnes & Noble Review, "This is a skillful and compelling example of the way an event whose story we think we know turns out to be as mobile as quicksilver when we try to put a finger down for certain."--Allen C. Guelzo, The Barnes & Noble Review, This is a skillful and compelling example of the way an event whose story we think we know turns out to be as mobile as quicksilver when we try to put a finger down for certain.--Allen C. Guelzo, The Barnes & Noble Review, Quite apart from its notable historical interest, Ms. Reardon's work is a splendidly lively study of the manipulation, not necessarily deliberate or malign, of public opinion. ( Atlantic Monthly ), This fine book provides vivid evidence of just how far we will go to alchemize fantasy into fact. (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post ), "This is a skillful and compelling example of the way an event whose story we think we know turns out to be as mobile as quicksilver when we try to put a finger down for certain." -- Allen C. Guelzo, The Barnes & Noble Review, Quite apart from its notable historical interest, Ms. Reardon's work is a splendidly lively study of the manipulation, not necessarily deliberate or malign, of public opinion. (Atlantic Monthly)
Dewey Decimal973.7/349
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Prologue. History, Memory, Pickett's Charge Chapter 1. Disconnected Threads Chapter 2. Scarcely Anybody Can Give a Correct Account Chapter 3. History as It Ought to Have Been Chapter 4. Binding the Wounds of War Chapter 5. Monuments to Memory Chapter 6. Southern Dissenters Speak Out Chapter 7. Virginia Victorious Chapter 8. Hand-Grips at the Sacred Wall Epilogue. The Old Bright Way of the Tales Notes Bibliography Index
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisIf, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our national life and Gettysburg its turning point, then the climax of the climax, the central moment of our history, must be Pickett's Charge. But as Carol Reardon notes, the Civil War saw many other daring assaults and stout defenses. Why, then, is it Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg -- and not, for example, Richardson's Charge at Antietam or Humphreys's Assault at Fredericksburg -- that looms so large in the popular imagination? As this innovative study reveals, by examining the events of 3 July 1863 through the selective and evocative lens of 'memory' we can learn much about why Pickett's Charge endures so strongly in the American imagination. Over the years, soldiers, journalists, veterans, politicians, orators, artists, poets, and educators, Northerners and Southerners alike, shaped, revised, and even sacrificed the 'history' of the charge to create 'memories' that met ever-shifting needs and deeply felt values. Reardon shows that the story told today of Pickett's Charge is really an amalgam of history and memory. The evolution of that mix, she concludes, tells us much about how we come to understand our nation's past., If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our national life and Gettysburg its turning point, then the climax of the climax, the central moment of our history, must be Pickett's Charge. But as Carol Reardon notes, the Civil War saw many other daring assaults and stout defenses. Why, then, is it Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg -- and not, for example, Richardson's Charge at Antietam or Humphreys's Assault at Fredericksburg -- that looms so large in the popular imagination?As this innovative study reveals, by examining the events of 3 July 1863 through the selective and evocative lens of 'memory' we can learn much about why Pickett's Charge endures so strongly in the American imagination. Over the years, soldiers, journalists, veterans, politicians, orators, artists, poets, and educators, Northerners and Southerners alike, shaped, revised, and even sacrificed the 'history' of the charge to create 'memories' that met ever-shifting needs and deeply felt values. Reardon shows that the story told today of Pickett's Charge is really an amalgam of history and memory. The evolution of that mix, she concludes, tells us much about how we come to understand our nation's past., This text examines the events of 3rd July 1863: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg - considered by many to be the ""climax of the climax"" of the American Civil War. The author explores how and why it endures so strongly in the American imagination as the result of the amalgamation of history and memory., A telling assessment of the myths and facts surrounding the most famous single military event of the Civil War., If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our national life and Gettysburg its turning point, then the climax of the climax, the central moment of our history, must be Pickett's Charge. But as Carol Reardon notes, the Civil War saw many other daring assaults and stout defenses. Why, then, is it Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg—and not, for example, Richardson's Charge at Antietam or Humphreys's Assault at Fredericksburg—that looms so large in the popular imagination?As this innovative study reveals, by examining the events of 3 July 1863 through the selective and evocative lens of 'memory' we can learn much about why Pickett's Charge endures so strongly in the American imagination. Over the years, soldiers, journalists, veterans, politicians, orators, artists, poets, and educators, Northerners and Southerners alike, shaped, revised, and even sacrificed the 'history' of the charge to create 'memories' that met ever-shifting needs and deeply felt values. Reardon shows that the story told today of Pickett's Charge is really an amalgam of history and memory. The evolution of that mix, she concludes, tells us much about how we come to understand our nation's past., If, as many have argued, the Civil War is the most crucial moment in our national life and Gettysburg its turning point, then the climax of the climax, the central moment of our history, must be Pickett's Charge. But as Carol Reardon notes, the Civil War saw many other daring assaults and stout defenses. Why, then, is it Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg--and not, for example, Richardson's Charge at Antietam or Humphreys's Assault at Fredericksburg--that looms so large in the popular imagination? As this innovative study reveals, by examining the events of 3 July 1863 through the selective and evocative lens of 'memory' we can learn much about why Pickett's Charge endures so strongly in the American imagination. Over the years, soldiers, journalists, veterans, politicians, orators, artists, poets, and educators, Northerners and Southerners alike, shaped, revised, and even sacrificed the 'history' of the charge to create 'memories' that met ever-shifting needs and deeply felt values. Reardon shows that the story told today of Pickett's Charge is really an amalgam of history and memory. The evolution of that mix, she concludes, tells us much about how we come to understand our nation's past."A fresh look at the disastrous assault.-- New Yorker "A splendidly lively study of the manipulation, not necessarily deliberate or malign, of public opinion.-- Atlantic Monthly "Exceptionally lucid. . . . This fine book provides vivid evidence of just how far we will go to alchemize fantasy into fact.--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post "Well-written and meticulously researched, Pickett's Charge in History and Memory utilizes first-rate scholarship to tell a fascinating story. . . . Should win a wide audience among general readers.-- Civil War History Assessing the myths and facts surrounding Pickett's Charge, Carol Reardon explores why this event endures so strongly in the American imagination. She demonstrates that the story told today of the charge is really an amalgam of history and memory and that the evolution of that mix tells us much about how we come to understand our nation's past.
LC Classification Number97-10965 [E]
