Friday, July 6, 2012

Booknotes II (July '12)

New Arrivals:

1. A Rough Business: Fighting the Civil War in Missouri edited by William Garrett Piston (The State Historical Society of Missouri, 2012).

A nice compilation of 14 articles previously published in Missouri Historical Review. This is the second volume of this type to be released [see The Civil War in Missouri: Essays from the Missouri Historical Review, 1906-2006, 2006]. This one purports to emphasize military history, but that appears to be only partially accurate. It is a nice looking book with some great selections for those of us who don't subscribe to the journal or have back issues handy.

2. The Maps of Antietam: An Atlas of the Antietam (Sharpsburg) Campaign, including the Battle of South Mountain, September 2 - 20, 1862 by Bradley M. Gottfried (Savas Beatie, 2012).

The third book in the Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series.

2 comments:

  1. Does anyone know what the story is with the Maps of Antietam and and in particular Amazon? I pre-ordered a year ago and was then told it would be available in September. Then the release was continued until February. Again continued until May with a release finally in June. My pre-order was cancelled by Amazon due to lack of availability in early June before release. Then Amazon began taking orders on July 1. I promptly re-ordered. Now their site says that the book is out of stock. No help from Savas Beatie who remains unusually mum on its website about this new publication release.

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  2. Marsden,

    We appreciate your support of this long-delayed title. Amazon is out of stock because they did not order nearly enough to satisfy demand once it arrived. They will have more within a few days. We don't mean be be "mum" about it, and will be doing a better job in the future with information about late titles. We think it is the best title in the series thus far, and appreciate your patience. If you want a signed copy, just give us a call and order one through us and we will arrange it. Thanks again.

    Ted Savas

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