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c2003
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Presents a walking tour of the Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg, following each of the three days of action, with visits to key locations, stories of the author's own encounters with the place, and discussion of the meaning and historical impact of the devastating battle. Includes maps.
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Frank Conroy first visited Nantucket with a gang of college friends in 1955. They came on a whim, and for Conroy it was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with this "small, relaxed oasis in the ocean." This book, part travel diary, part memoir, is a hauntingly evocative and personal journey through Nantucket: its sweeping dunes, rugged moors, remote beaches, secret fishing spots, and hidden forests and cranberry bogs. Admirers of Conroy’s...