Pickett's Charge in History and Memory

“This is a skillful and compelling example of the way an event whose story we think we know turns out to be as mobile as quicksilver when we try to put a finger down for certain.” — Allen C. Guelzo, The Barnes & Noble Review

“Quite apart from its notable historical interest, Ms. Reardon’s work is a splendidly lively study of the manipulation, not necessarily deliberate or malign, of public opinion.” — Atlantic Monthly

“Exceptionally lucid. . . . This fine book provides vivid evidence of just how far we will go to alchemize fantasy into fact.” — Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

“A fresh look at the disastrous assault.” — New Yorker

“Well-written and meticulously researched, Pickett’s Charge in History and Memory utilizes first-rate scholarship to tell a fascinating story. It deserves the attention of scholars and should win a wide audience among general readers.” — Civil War History

“Indispensable. . . . Eminently valuable beyond the confines of Civil War scholarship.” — Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

“Everyone interested in the battle of Gettysburg must read and study Pickett’s Charge in History and Memory.” — Journal of American History

“A fascinating and valuable study.” — Georgia Historical Quarterly

“Reardon gives a painstaking, vigorous and readable accounting of how legends are built in lieu of facts.” — Richmond Magazine

“A superb, informative, highly readable book. . . . This reviewer has for many years been fascinated by this particular battle, has read many historical accounts (virtually all written by Southern authors), and has had the opportunity to read personal letters and diaries as well. Professor Reardon’s book is surely the most balanced and objective.” — Maryland Historical Magazine