Storrick, W. C.

The Battle of Gettysburg: The Country, the Contestants, the Results [Gettysburg National Military Park Guide] [Civil War Battlefield History]

Harrisburg: J. Horace McFarland Company, 1959. 18th Edition. Stapled Wraps. Written by W. C. Storrick, longtime Superintendent of Guides at Gettysburg National Military Park, this compact battlefield history offers a practical, site-informed overview of the Battle of Gettysburg as it was presented to mid-20th-century visitors. Organized around terrain, troop movements, and outcomes, the booklet reflects the interpretive framework used by official park guides rather than later academic revisionism.

Illustrated with photographs and a folding battle map, it functions as both a souvenir publication and a concise guide for visitors seeking an authoritative, on-site perspective.

Stiff stapled wraps with illustrated cover. Octavo; approximately 5.5 × 8 inches; 80 pages. Illustrated with photographs and a battlefield map. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean with light, even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with some hand-soil and fading along the spine. Store stamp of the Gettysburg Museum Store on the front cover.

Official Gettysburg guidebook written by the park’s Superintendent of Guides, reflecting mid-century battlefield interpretation.

Subjects: Battle of Gettysburg; Gettysburg National Military Park; Civil War Tourism; Battlefield Interpretation; Union and Confederate Armies; Military Cartography; Pennsylvania History, Civil War History; Battlefield Guidebooks; Military History; Historical Ephemera; Twentieth-Century

Item #17286

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