{"product_id":"the-long-road-to-gettysburg-isbn-9780618051571","title":"The Long Road to Gettysburg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Road to Gettysburg\u003c\/em\u003e explores one of the bloodiest and most dramatic battles of the Civil War from two vantage points—through the eyes of two actual participants, John Dooley, age 18, a Confederate lieutenant, and Thomas Galway, age 15, a Union soldier.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir words, seamlessly woven with Murphy’s compelling text, coupled with photographs, line drawings, engravings, and maps, provide a real-life soldier’s-eye-view of the anxieties of battle preparation, the hardships of battle, the long days of fighting and the sorrowful task of treating the wounded and burying the dead. No reader’s picture of the Civil War will be the same after reading this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The excellent use of quotes and descriptions from Dooley and Galway’s journals brings authenticity and immediacy to the narrative. By focusing on these two ordinary soldiers, readers get a new perspective on this decisive and bloody battle. A first-rate addition to Civil War collections.\" —\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGolden Kite Award * ALA Best Book for Young Adults * ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"The excellent use of quotes and descriptions from Dooley and Galway’s  journals brings authenticity and immediacy to the narrative. By  focusing on these two ordinary soldiers, readers get a new perspective  on this decisive and bloody battle. A first-rate addition to Civil War  collections.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Library Journal, Starred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beginning and ending with the dedication ceremony at which Lincoln  delivered the Gettysburg Address, Murphy’s intriguing book presents the  story of the battle from the points of view of two actual participants.  . . . The firsthand accounts, drawn from Dooley’s and Galway’s own  writings, give the narrative immediacy and personalize the horrors of  battle. Like Murphy’s The Boys’ War, this volume is generously  illustrated with period drawings, engravings, paintings, and,  especially, photographs. An important addition to the Civil War shelf.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBooklist, ALA, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890175406309,"sku":"NP9780618051571","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780618051571.jpg?v=1730232691","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-long-road-to-gettysburg-isbn-9780618051571","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}