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The Killer Angels
by Shaara, Michael
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679504664
- ISBN 13
- 9780679504665
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: McKay, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First ediiton with all proper idndications. Near Fine (tiny, unobtrusive damp stain on top edges) in a Near Fine DJ (a couple mild wrinkles on the spine). No spine slant. Overall, a very nice copy indeed of this rarity. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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
- modern-ISM (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003816
- Title
- The Killer Angels
- Author
- Shaara, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679504664
- ISBN 13
- 9780679504665
- Publisher
- McKay
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Civil War Gettysburg Michael Shaara Pulitzer Prize Winner
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pulitzer Prize Winners;
Terms of Sale
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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