So You Think You Know Gettysburg is a finalist for ForeWord Reviews’ 2010 Book of the Year Awards

March 17, 2011 - PRLog -- John F. Blair, Publisher, is pleased to announce that So You Think You Know Gettysburg? The Stories behind the Monuments and the Men Who Fought One of America's Most Epic Battles, by James and Suzanne Gindlesperger, is a finalist for ForeWord Reviews’ 2010 Book of the Year Awards in the travel guide category.

ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Awards program was established to help publishers shine an additional spotlight on their best titles and bring increased attention to librarians and booksellers of the literary and graphic achievements of independent publishers and their authors. Award winners are chosen from real librarians and booksellers, who are on the front lines everyday working with patrons and customers. The finalists were selected from 1400 entries in 56 categories; winners will be announced in June. These books are examples of independent publishing at its finest.

Authors James and Suzanne Gindlesperger have visited Gettysburg an average of five times annually over the past twenty years. So You Think You Know Gettysburg? shows why they find it a place not only of horrible carnage and remarkable bravery but endless fascination.

Who, or what, was Penelope? Whose dog is depicted on the Eleventh Pennsylvania Monument, and why? What are the Curious Rocks? Why does Gettysburg have two markers for the battle’s first shot, and why are they in different locations?
The plentiful maps, the nearly 200 site descriptions, and the 270-plus color photos in So You Think You Know Gettysburg? will answer questions you didn’t even know you had about America’s greatest battlefield.

James and Suzanne Gindlesperger are members of the Friends of Gettysburg Foundation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Civil War Preservation Trust. Suzanne is a cofounder of Pennwriters, a professional organization for published and aspiring authors. James is the author of three previous Civil War books: Escape from Libby Prison, Seed Corn of the Confederacy, and Fire on the Water. The couple lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

John F. Blair, Publisher, has been publishing books on the southeastern United States since 1954. Based in Winston-Sa¬lem, N.C., this independent, family-owned company special¬izes in history, travel, folklore, biography, and fiction. Learn more at www.blairpub.com.

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John F. Blair, Publisher, is an independent, family-owned company that publishes book on the southeastern United States and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Learn more at www.blairpub.com.