Tillie Pierce, Tanya Anderson
Tillie Pierce, Tanya Anderson
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Tillie Pierce
Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg

Author: Tanya Anderson

Narrator: Intuitive

Unabridged: 1 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 01/01/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Imagine being fifteen years old, facing the bloodiest battle ever to take place on U.S. soil: the Battle of Gettysburg. In July 1863, this is exactly what happened to Tillie Pierce, a normal teenager who became an unlikely heroine of the Civil War (1861-1865). Tillie and other women and girls like her found themselves trapped during this critical three-day battle in southern Pennsylvania. Without training, but with enormous courage and compassion, Tillie and other Gettysburg citizens helped save the lives of countless wounded Union and Confederate soldiers.

In gripping prose, Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the of Battle Gettysburg takes readers behind the scenes. And through Tillie’s own words, the story of one of the Civil War’s most famous battles comes alive.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clif

This is an annotated and illustrated version of a memoir written by Tillie Pierce who, as a fifteen year-old girl, just happened to end up in the thick of things during the Battle of Gettysburg. This book is marketed as young adult literature, but it's plenty interesting for adults as well. It's a f......more

Goodreads review by P.K.

Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg is a perfect book, balancing historical scope (the Battle of Gettysburg) with an intimate narrative of a fifteen-year-old girl caught within the three-day maelstrom of war. Anderson allows us to experience the Battle of Gettysburg through th......more

Goodreads review by Casey

This short "junior" book was very informative and hard to put down. Tillie's eyewitness account brought the battle of Gettysburg to life, in all its horror, with a strong, personal touch. And the author added more information, including a short history of Gettysburg, Lincoln's address, photos, and a......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen

Books like Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels have made the details of the Battle of Gettysburg vivid and memorable. Books like Tillie Pierce offer a smaller but effective portrait of the civilian experience. 15 year old Tillie offers her nonfictional eyewitness account of Gettysburg where she was t......more

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