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Gettysburg (Landmark Books, No. 23)
by MacKinlay Kantor (Illustrator: Donald McKay)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Random House (1952)
ISBN: B0006AT276
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 189 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 00-F604-0FC9
Condition: Good
Comments: Hardcover, no dj (as published I think), illustrated boards have full-color picture of a Union soldier driving a cannon with two horses in the foreground while both sides battle & Confederate flag flies in the background. Endpapers are illustrated with small color pictures from the Landmark series. This is #23 from the YA historical series Landmark Books, fifteenth printing, copyright 1952 with no date on this printing. Illustrations by Donald McKay. Clean, tight, some shelf wear esp. at edges of boards and corners. {seller's note, chk dups}
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
When troops entered Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the South seemed to be winning the Civil War. But Gettysburg was a turning point. After three bloody days of fighting, the Union finally won the battle. Inspired by the valor of the many thousands of soldiers who died there, President Lincoln visited Gettysburg to give a brief but moving tribute. His Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous speeches in American history.
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Customer Reviews
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Good youth-oriented introduction
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-05-08
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is an excellent youth-oriented introduction to the crucial battle of Gettysburg. I selected it for my nephew to learn about the battle before we visit the site this coming summer. Well done ... good basic facts and anecdotes.
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This book was terrible!
Rating  (1)
Date: 2003-04-24
1 out of 15 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book was so bad I'm not going to give it any stars at all! I have never read a worse book in my life! It is about war and exitement but the author... took that all out of it!
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The Greatest Book on Earth
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-04-25
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is a great book! Nobody should pass this book up. None of it is boring! It has so much detail about the battle, battle prep, and cleanup. It is my favorite book. All the movements and everything were so vivid, that it is almost like you are there.
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The Battle of Gettysburg tension, excitement... boring!!!
Rating (1)
Date: 1998-09-23
5 out of 24 customers found this reveiw helpful
When I think of the Civil War I think of excitement and danger. I expect to read a good rich book about it. Yet this book squeezes all the fun out of thesubject War. Yes, war is nothing fun yet it may be exciting and detailed. This book totally lacks all this information. Yet it does tell of the blood thirsty belligerent Generals that are awaiting battle. I have a love of books, all throughout my life. I have read many too. I highly don't recommend this book for pleasure reading. Unless you want to get details for an essay, forget about it.
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Where's Donald McKay's illustrations?
Rating (1)
Date: 1998-06-21
12 out of 16 customers found this reveiw helpful
MacKinlay Kantor's "Gettysburg" has been the finest introduction to the battle of Gettysburg written for young people for almost 50 years. Unfortunaley, this paperback reprint only includes Kantor's prose. The outstanding pen and ink illustrations from the original Landmark edition by artist Donald McKay are not included. I give Kantor's writting 5 stars. But the current publisher's inability or unwillingness to secure the rights to McKay's illustrations earns a big fat 1 star.
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