Sunday Salon-Gettysbury Trip

I have been counting the days for my trip to Gettysburg, and tomorrow morning I will be on my way with my grad class for a three day trip. The last time I visited Gettysburg I was about nine and had no idea what was really so special about this historical landscape. I've finished reading Battle Cry of Freedom, by James McPherson which I highly recommend for anyone who wants to read one of the best books out there on the Civil War. Not to mention it won a Pulitzer Prize.

Nearly 7,000 soldiers were killed at Gettysburg, over 33,000 were wounded. Such staggering figures are hard to imagine. Over 600,000 men were killed in the Civil War and hundreds of thousands were injured. (The Civil War Handbook, by Mark Hughes)

So, I thought it was fitting today to insert a copy of Lincoln's eloquent speech delivered at the dedication of the Gettysburg Battlefield National Cemetery on November 19, 1863. This image was taken from the scribed on the wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is taken from the Library of Congress website at: The Gettysburg Address (Library of Congress Exhibition).

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See you when I get back. Unless I post from Gettysburg.

Sunday Salon-Looking for Winners!

Good morning everyone. I hope you are enjoying your weekend and the weather is great too!

My reading this week has been mostly devoted to my Civil War grad course. I'm plodding through Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson. This is a comprehensive and lengthy non-fiction book, considered to be one of the best general studies of the Civil War.


I have to say it does read more like a novel than a fact by fact discourse. The size is daunting at 900+ pages, but one would expect no less with this complex subject. McPherson won the Pulitzer Prize for this book, so if you are looking for a book to learn more about the Civil War, try Battle Cry of Freedom.

Winners of Testimony-I need addresses from you.

The following bloggers won a copy of Testimony, but I have not received your address.
They are:
Naida: (I probably had yours once, but don't anymore)
The Book Resort
liana 66
Tiffany 819
Anita Yancey

Winners of Born in the USA I also need your addresses.
Carlene-----I have yours
The Book Resort
scottsgal
jemscot 425
Brooke

Please send your address to the email address on my blog so that I can have Hachette send you our book. :) If you don't want the book any longer, would you please let me know? I want to make sure you get your book, but I will have to chose other winners after June 13th if I don't here from you. Thanks....Wisteria

With summer's sun trying to peak past spring's rain, many of us are getting ready for a time of summer reading fun. I know I can't wait! Where is your special reading place? Do you have a special time to read? What books are you looking forward to reading this summer? Let me know what you are reading.

Have a great week!