Where the Battles Weren't

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  • Where
  • The
  • Battles
  • Weren’t
  • is
  • a
  • book
  • about
  • ten
  • towns
  • in
  • the
  • western
  • United
  • States
  • who
  • share
  • a
  • name
  • with
  • an
  • important
  • Civil
  • War
  • battle.
  • From
  • Gettysburg,
  • South
  • Dakota
  • to
  • Winchester,
  • Oregon
  • and
  • Petersburg,
  • Alaska
  • to
  • Vicksburg,
  • Arizona,
  • Where
  • The
  • Battles
  • Weren’t
  • takes
  • readers
  • on
  • an
  • exciting
  • ride
  • across
  • the
  • American
  • West. Where
  • The
  • Battles
  • Weren’t
  • covers
  • these
  • areas
  • during
  • a
  • 17
  • day
  • road
  • trip
  • in
  • January
  • and
  • February
  • of
  • 2013.
  • These
  • western
  • towns
  • are
  • important
  • because
  • although
  • they
  • share
  • a
  • name
  • with
  • a
  • battle
  • site,
  • they
  • symbolize
  • our
  • country’s
  • resolve
  • to
  • move
  • ahead
  • following
  • the
  • Civil
  • War.
  • Covering
  • everything
  • from
  • a
  • capital
  • city
  • high
  • in
  • the
  • Rocky
  • Mountains
  • to
  • a
  • San
  • Francisco
  • Bay
  • Area
  • industrial
  • city,
  • Where
  • the
  • Battles
  • Weren’t
  • gives
  • readers
  • a
  • broad
  • look
  • at
  • life
  • out
  • West.
  • This
  • book
  • also
  • describes
  • the
  • challenges,
  • rewards,
  • disappointments,
  • and
  • triumphs
  • of
  • travelling
  • to
  • these
  • locations
  • during
  • the
  • winter.
  • Overall,
  • Where
  • The
  • Battles
  • Weren’t
  • is
  • a
  • spirited
  • study
  • of
  • American
  • history
  • and
  • an
  • invigorating
  • narrative
  • on
  • our
  • great
  • modern nation.
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