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Post by ericwittenberg on May 12, 2008 20:04:35 GMT -6
Friends, My co-authors, J. D. Petruzzi and Mike Nugent, and I are proud to announce the launch of our new website, www.gettysburgretreat.com, which exists to promote our new book, One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863, which is scheduled to be released in about two weeks. Of course, George Custer plays a significant role in the events described in the book. Please stop by the site and have a look. Thanks. Eric
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Post by elisabeth on May 13, 2008 0:45:44 GMT -6
Excellent. The book looks great! Shall be ordering very shortly.
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Post by markland on May 13, 2008 1:02:23 GMT -6
And just in time to use my Border's gift card! Of course, I may save that and just order as we never know what other good book will pop-up which needs buying.
Eric, congratulations to you, J.D. and Mike!
Billy
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Post by ericwittenberg on May 13, 2008 7:07:14 GMT -6
Billy and Elisabeth--
Thanks! I'm glad you like the site, and I hope you both enjoy the book. Billy, I saw your order come through this morning, so thank you.
Eric
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Post by conz on May 13, 2008 7:25:23 GMT -6
I second the wonderful site comment...all authors should announce their works this way!
My friend pre-ordered his (I think from Amazon), and I just ordered mine off the site...we'll see who gets theirs first. <g>
Looking forward to it, and thanks for putting it together. There are several books that mention this part of the campaign, and one that focused on the retreat itself and its logistics, but no one examination of the cavalry fights in depth during Lee's retreat.
Clair
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Post by ericwittenberg on May 13, 2008 8:17:33 GMT -6
I second the wonderful site comment...all authors should announce their works this way! My friend pre-ordered his (I think from Amazon), and I just ordered mine off the site...we'll see who gets theirs first. <g> Looking forward to it, and thanks for putting it together. There are several books that mention this part of the campaign, and one that focused on the retreat itself and its logistics, but no one examination of the cavalry fights in depth during Lee's retreat. Clair Clair, Thanks for the kind words about the site. We're fortunate to have a talented designer who put it together for us. As for the tactical stuff, I doubt that you will be disappointed. It contains the most detailed tactical treatments of the events covered yet published. There is a map for each significant engagement, and we're very proud of how it turned out. Enjoy, and thanks for the order. Eric
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Post by clw on May 13, 2008 11:16:54 GMT -6
I know this is going to sound fluffy, but I've got to complement you on that beautiful cover shown on the first page and ask why it's different on the book itself.
Shameless Self-Promotion? Never. It's a priviledge to have authors here discussing their work. Thank you.
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Post by ericwittenberg on May 13, 2008 12:30:25 GMT -6
I know this is going to sound fluffy, but I've got to complement you on that beautiful cover shown on the first page and ask why it's different on the book itself. Shameless Self-Promotion? Never. It's a priviledge to have authors here discussing their work. Thank you. Thank you--that's very kind of you. To answer your question--the image on the dust jacket of the book is an old Harper's Weekly woodcut of the July 8, 1863 Battle of Boonsboro. It's in the public domain, and we felt it would make an excellent cover illustration. The image at the site portal is an extreme close-up detail of one of the horses portrayed in the image that's on the dust jacket. That extreme close-up image of the horse's hooves will appear on the bookplate in the special edition of the book. A good friend of mine who is a graphic designer came up with that concept, and I agree that it's really quite striking. Eric
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