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The Killer Angels APUSH Book ReportJustin Davis
7/23/14
AP US History
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Biography
Michael Shaara was an American writer of historical fiction, science fiction, and sports fiction. He has written five novels and four short stories. Of them all, The Killer Angels being one of his more well ...
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1863 Was A Pivotal Year in American History1863 was a pivotal year in American history. Many important decisions and events took place, had they not; America today would be quite different.
When Lincoln was elected as president, he had no thought whatsoever of freeing slaves because he said he had no constitutional right to do that. ...
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The Killer AngelsOpinion and Commentary
In the novel The Killer Angels, Mr. Shaara's historical accuracy is
unquestionable. He has written this fabulous (Pulitzer Prize winning) novel.
Although the heroic suicidal charge of the 10th Minnesotans on the second day of
the battle was left out, Shaara focuses on ...
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Harriet StoweThe woman credited with sparking the Civil War came to Christ at thirteen, during one of her father’s sermons. She wrestled throughout her eighty-five years with questions and spiritual conflicts for she endured grave trials: her mother died while Harriet was a very young child; her husband, ...
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Civil War - The Myth Of The Lost CauseFollowing the defeat of the Confederacy and to lift the morale of a shattered people momentum gathered to enshrine the Myth of the Lost Cause which would transform the Southern soldier living and dead, into a veritable hero.
In order to come to terms with defeat and a look of failure in the eyes ...
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NormandyIntroduction The Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944 is variously known as D-Day, the Longest Day, Cross-Channel Attack, and probably some others as well. It was the largest single military operation of World War II. Hence, the beaches are a must stop if you get anywhere close to France. ...
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Kurt Vonnegut And Slaughter-HoOn May 29, 1945, twenty-one days after the Germans had surrendered to the victorious Allied armies, a father in Indianapolis received a letter from his son who had been listed as "missing in action" following the Battle of the Bulge. The youngster, an advance scout with the 106th Infantry ...
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