If you didn't sleep through U.S. history class, you've heard of
Pickett's Charge. If you've seen the movie Gettysburg, you're familiar
with Little Round Top. If you've been to the battlefield, you've seen
the Wheatfield. But do you know about the ten or so Confederates buried
by accident in Gettysburg National Cemetery? Or about the Union general
whose embezzling ways kept his bust from being displayed on his
brigade's memorial? Or how that same embezzling general, when asked why
he had no monument at Gettysburg, could rightly reply, "Why, hell, the
whole battlefield is my monument"? Authors James and Suzanne
Gindlesperger have visited Gettysburg an average of five times annually
over the past twenty years. So You Think You Know Gettysburg? shows
why they find it a place not only of horrible carnage and remarkable
bravery but endless fascination. Who, or what, was Penelope? Whose dog
is depicted on the Eleventh Pennsylvania Monument, and why? What are the
Curious Rocks? Why does Gettysburg have two markers for the battle's
first shot, and why are they in different locations? The plentiful maps,
the nearly 200 site descriptions, and the 270-plus color photos in So
You Think You Know Gettysburg? will answer questions you didn't even
know you had about America's greatest battlefield.
James and Suzanne Gindlesperger are the authors of So You Think You
Know Gettysburg?, which was the bronze winner in the travel guide
category for ForeWord Reviews' Book of the Year Award in 2010. James is
a "Friend of the Field" at Gettysburg and the author of three books
about the Civil War: Escape from Libby Prison, Seed Corn of the
Confederacy, and Fire on the Water. Suzanne is the cofounder of
Pennwriters, a professional organization of published and aspiring
authors. The couple lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
"This is not a book that fits into one slot easily. This is a book
wearing many hats . . . defying a quick or easy description. Part
guidebook, part trivia quiz, and part history with a series of fine
color photos . . . a well-organized, very attractive, fun book . . . "
-- James Durney, TOCWOC, A Civil War Blog
