| Synopsis
In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history,
two armies fought for two dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of
a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into
battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. And
far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Shattered futures,
forgotten innocence, and crippled beauty were also the casualties of
war. Unique, sweeping, an unforgettable, THE KILLER ANGELS is a
dramatic re-creation of the battleground for America's destiny.
"My favorite historical novel...A superb re-creation of the Battle of
Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war
was about, and what it meant."
JAMES M. McPHERSON
Author of BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM, Winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for fiction
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
The late Shaara's Pulitzer
Prize-winning novel (1974) concerns the battle of Gettysburg and was
the basis for the 1993 film Gettysburg. The events immediately before
and during the battle are seen through the eyes of Confederate Generals
Lee, Longstreet, and Armistead and Federal General Buford, Colonel
Joshua L. Chamberlain, and a host of others. The author's ability to
convey the thoughts of men in war as well as their confusion-the
so-called "fog of battle"-is outstanding. This unabridged version is
read clearly by award-winning actor George Hearn, who gives each
character a different voice and effectively conveys their
personalities; chapters and beginnings and ends of sides are announced.
Music from the movie version adds to the drama. All this comes in a
beautiful package with a battle map. Recommended for public libraries
not owning previous editions from Recorded Books and Blackstone Audio
(Audio Reviews, LJ 2/1/92 and LJ 2/1/93, respectively).
Michael T. Fein, Catawba Valley Community Coll., Hickory, N.C.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the Battle of Gettysburg makes
inspiring listening in both the unabridged and abridged forms. The
recent release of HighBridge's abridged version brings the compelling
story to a broader audience. George Heard delivers a colorful
interpretation, using Southern voices for the Confederate generals and
a hard-edged Northern cadence for the Yankees. Hearn's version is
dramatic and is highlighted with excerpts from Randy Edelman's stirring
score from the movie adaptation, GETTYSBURG . An added plus is a map
that spans the three days of the battle. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland,
Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
“The best and most realistic historical novel about war I have ever read.”
–GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF
“My
favorite historical novel . . . A superb re-creation of the Battle of
Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war
was about, and what it meant.”
–JAMES M. MCPHERSON
Author of Battle Cry of Freedom
“Remarkable
. . . A book that changed my life . . . I had never visited Gettysburg,
knew almost nothing about that battle before I read the book, but here
it all came alive.”
–KEN BURNS
Filmmaker, The Civil War
“Shaara carries [the reader] swiftly and dramatically to a climax as exciting as if it were being heard for the first time.”
–The Seattle Times
About the Author
Michael Shaara was born in Jersey City in 1929 and graduated
from Rutgers University in 1951. His early science fiction short
stories were published in Galaxy magazine in 1952. He later
began writing other works of fiction and published more than seventy
short stories in many magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and Redbook. His first novel, The Broken Place,
was published in 1968. But it was a simple family vacation to
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1966 that gave him the inspiration for his
greatest achievement, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Killer Angels, published in 1974. Michael Shaara went on to write two more novels, The Noah Conspiracy and For Love of the Game, which was published posthumously after his death in 1988.
Product Details Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Carton Size: 48 books
Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 12, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0345348109
ISBN-13: 978-0345348104
Product Dimensions: 6.93 x 4.21 x 1.04 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.42 pounds |
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