Description

The Star of Gettysburg is a tale of romance, but also deals with the Civil War. The book opens with "The Guns of Bull Run" and goes to "The Guns of Shiloh". From "The Scouts of Stonewall," and "The Sword of Antietam" to the current volume, the story is about the young Southern hero, Harry Kenton, and his friends.The book is a historic fiction but Altsheler tried to keep it real. There are parts of the battle that get overlooked and you don't know the generals' objectives. But Altsheler brings out the human side and showed friendship with enemies too. The Civil War fought between United States of America and the Confederate States of America. Battle of Gettysburg is one of the best books by Altsheler and is popular among young and adult readers. It is the story of one of the biggest battle that took place in the Western Hemisphere. It is a culturally important book and shows the face of the civil war.