b'The Battle of Gettysburg, PA, July 3rd, 1863 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Public DomainDeadly Depths: A Book Discussion Gettysburg: The Greatest Battle Ever Fought on American Soil By author John Dobbyn By Herb KaufmanJune 17, 2 p.m. (Ashcroft movie theater) June 27, 2 p.m. (Bradford movie theater) The bizarre death of his mentor, ProfessorIt was the deadliest battle of the Civil War. Also, the turning point. The town of Barrington Holmes, draws Matthew ShaneGettysburg had no special military significance, yet both generals committed to fight. into the quest of five archeologists, dubbedThe resulting 3-day battle in July of 1863 has become indelibly etched into American The Monkeys Paws, for an object ofhistory. Herb takes us on this journey as General Lees Confederate Army marches from unprecedented historic and financial value.Virginia, across the Mason-Dixon line, to meet Philadelphian General Meades Union Matthew discovers each archeologistArmy on these rolling Pennsylvania grounds. This is the stirring story of the people, received one piece of the puzzle to findevents and images that have drawn people to the battlefield beginning as soon as the object. Clues that led to horrific twistsboth armies abandoned the site. An attraction that remains today. Mr. Kaufman is an of fate for several. Shanes commitmentaward-winning historian, reenactor and serves on the faculty of several colleges. This to get to the bottom of it all takes him toprogram includes a presentation of original Civil War weapons used at Gettysburg. the steamy bayous of New Orleans and the sunken wreck of a pirate vessel off Barbados among other locations. By weaving a thread from the sacrificial rites of the Aztec kingdom through the African beliefs of Jamaican Maroons and finally to the ventures of Captain Henry Morgan, Shane reaches a conclusion he could never have anticipated.45'

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