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Patrick cleburne, braxton bragg, grant and sherman, plus the foot soldiers who made the fight. Civil war novelist, jeff shaara speaks from the lesher center in walnut creek. At the age of 16, he operated a rare coin business. The killer angels, michael shaara s classic civil war novel about the men who led the fight at the battle of gettysburg, was a pulitzer prizewinning best seller. Robertson dean a comprehensive journey to some of americas hallowed civil war battlefields offers detailed descriptions of the landmarks, attractions, and history of such locales as gettysburg, antietam, shiloh. A guided tour from jeff shaaras civil war battlefields. Gods and generals, the killer angels, and the last full measure.
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