Saturday, June 5, 2010

This is Holy Ground

This is Holy Ground: A History of the Gettysburg Battlefield, 1863-2009
by Barbara L. Platt

A history of the preservation, exploitation, upkeep, and expansion of the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania. The book begins just after the battle ends and continues upto 2009 after the new Visitor Center was opened, and documents the opinions of local citizens, National Park employees, politicians, and esteemed historians with regards to the amazing winding road of obstacles that this park has had to endure to maintain its presence of being all things to all people.

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