Review Essay: The Continuing Battle of Gettysburg

The Dictionary of Human Geography, 4th Edition

“…As the influences of ICT-related changes on society have been targeted as the highest priority for funding in NSF's 2005 budget, this book should be essential reading by interested researchers. Few will question historian Grimsley's (2003) assertion that Gettysburg, the most celebrated engagement of the Civil War, ''has in recent years become a full-fledged industry'' (p. 181). This new book from Jim Weeks is not, however, another contribution to our knowledge or understanding of Lee's second ''invasion'' of the North and the bloody three-day 1863 battle that ended the campaign, and it certainly adds nothing to our appreciation of the geography of that military encounterFmatters that are well illustrated by Symonds (1992) and briefly discussed by Winters (1998).…”

Gettysburg: Memory, Market, and an American Shrine

“…Few will question historian Grimsley's (2003) assertion that Gettysburg, the most celebrated engagement of the Civil War, ''has in recent years become a full-fledged industry' ' (p. 181). This new book from Jim Weeks is not, however, another contribution to our knowledge or understanding of Lee's second ''invasion'' of the North and the bloody three-day 1863 battle that ended the campaign, and it certainly adds nothing to our appreciation of the geography of that military encounterFmatters that are well illustrated by Symonds (1992) and briefly discussed by Winters (1998).…”