Tom Huntington
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A historian's investigation of the life and times of Gen. George Gordon Meade to discover why the hero of Gettysburg has failed to achieve the status accorded to other generals of the conflict. Tom Huntington lives in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, and is an editor for Stackpole Magazines. He is the former editor of Historic Traveler and American History magazines. His articles on historical topics have appeared in Civil War Times, America's Civil War,...
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Official companion guide to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Civil War Trails initiative
• Visitor information for 7 different road trips to Civil War sites around the state
• 60 historic and present-day photos
• Guide to battlefields, monuments, and museums
• Extensive section on Gettysburg
• Greencastle; Mercersburg; Chambersburg; Shippensburg; Carlisle; Mechanicsburg; Harrisburg; York; Wrightsville, Marietta, and Columbia; Hanover;...
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Everyone knows about Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and his 20th Maine Regiment, but there's much more to the story of Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg. Soldiers from Maine made their presence felt all over the battlefield during three days of fighting in July 1863. There's Oliver Otis Howard, corps commander who helped secure high ground for the Union on the first day. There's Adelbert Ames, who drilled the 20th Maine-including Chamberlain himself-into...
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• Visitor information on Franklin sites
• Convenient walking tour
• Helpful mapsIn celebration of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday, this unique, user-friendly guide follows the Founding Father's footsteps through Philadelphia. The author takes a chronological journey through surviving landmarks from Franklin's time and the sites that preserve his legacy today. On his way, he speaks to curators, park rangers, and even Franklin impersonators...
6) Don Troiani's Gettysburg: 36 Masterful Paintings and Riveting History of the Civil War's Epic Battle
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The latest book by preeminent Civil War artist and historian Don Troiani features 36 major paintings of the Gettysburg campaign and an introductory history of the battle by Civil War expert Tom Huntington. Each beautifully detailed and historically accurate painting is accompanied by a description of the scene and the historical figures taking part in the action. Don Troiani is well known for his extremely accurate historical and military paintings,...