{"product_id":"myths-of-the-civil-war-scott-hippensteel-9780811739979","title":"Myths of the Civil War: The Fact, Fiction, and Science Behind the Civil War's Most-Told Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the spirit of Robert Adair's cult classic \u003ci\u003eThe Physics of Baseball, \u003c\/i\u003ehere is a book that tackles the long-cherished myths of Civil War history--and ultimately shatters them, based on physics and mathematics. At what range was a Civil War sniper lethal? Did bullets ever \"rain like hail\"? Could one ever step across a battlefield by stepping only on bodies and never hard ground? How effective were Civil War muskets and rifles? How accurate are photographs and paintings?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this genre-bending work of history, Scott Hippensteel puts the tropes of Civil War history under the microscope and says, \"Wait a minute!\" Combining science and history, Hippensteel reexamines much that we hold dear about the Civil War and convincingly argues that memoirs and histories have gotten it wrong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a work of history and science for our era of \"fake news\"--and for well beyond. Readers will never look at the Civil War the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Hippensteel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081173997X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811739979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.06w x 0.87d","brand":"Scott Hippensteel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048676061439,"sku":"9780811739979","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_256d2c21-601f-4424-b580-1757ed8387a7.jpg?v=1684997167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/myths-of-the-civil-war-scott-hippensteel-9780811739979","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}