Gettysburg: This Hallowed Ground
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Book Description
Gettysburg is a paradox: Today it is beautiful, still, and filled with visitors, yet this national military park serves as a powerful reminder of the clash of armies and the great loss of life that took place here nearly 150 years ago. Gettysburg, This Hallowed Ground explores this Civil War battleground through contemporary photographs by National Merit Award-winning photographer Chris Heisey and poems by noted Civil War author Kent Gramm. A brief snopsis of the Battle of Gettysburg and a map of the battlefield introduce the book. Gettysburg, That Hallowed Ground is a tribute to the soliders who gave their lives here and to the military park that is a lasting reminder of our country's most devastating battle.
About the Author
The evocative Civil War imagery of Chris Heisey has appeared in more than 70 publications, including National Geographic Traveler, Popular Photography, and North and South. He began photographing battlefields in 1990, drawing inspiration from the acclaimed Ken Burns PBS series entitled The Civil War. Commissioned by the National Park Service and the U.S. congress for numerous assignments, his work has earned several merit citations including a recent Photo of the Century award.
Kent Gramm is the author of Gettysburg: A Meditation on War and Values; November: Lincoln's Elegy at Gettysburg; Somebody's Darling: Essays on the Civil War; and the novel Clare. He is a winner of the Hart crane Memorial Poetry Prize. Currently a Professor of English at Wheaton College in Illinois, he has taught writing and American Studies at several institutions in Germany and the United States, and is Program Director of the Seminary Ridge Historical Preservation Foundation in Gettysburg.
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