For this month's book club\, Tom will disc uss Gettysburg\, a book that Library Journal describes as "a deliberate\, perceptive assessment of the battle of Gettysburg and the eve nts leading up to it. The book's strength is the consistent and striking c haracterizations of the many generals and commanding officers involved in the battle. Sears cohesively takes stock of their infighting and ambitions as well as their dedication and risk taking\, clearly showing how the var ied personalities shaped decisions made by both armies\, for better or for worse. Drawn from dispatches and diaries\, colorful quotes from the offic ers contrast vividly with meticulous details of the battle's terrain and s tatistics. Sears examines several turning points during the battle's build up and three-day duration. The resulting insights add to the excellent and dramatic narrative flow."
\n\nTom Drinkwater
\nTom Drinkwater grew up in Connecticut and developed a love of hi story from an early age\; as an elementary student at Springdale School\, Tom loved reading \;the Landmark history book series \;and credits this series with growing his interest in U.S. history. After attending th e University of Virginia and majoring in History (focusing on U.S. and Rus sian history)\, Tom started his 35 year long career in publishing where he often focused on history books. He was hired at Random House as a sales r epresentative and was lucky enough to meet many amazing authors\, such as Julia Child and Toni Morrison. On one memorable occasion\, he even met a m an named Bob Lomis\, who was the editor of that very same Landmark history series from his childhood! After working at Random House\, McGraw-Hill\, and other publishers\, Tom left publishing and became an Advertising Consu ltant for The Sun Time News. Today\, Tom shares this love of reading with his three daughters who\, he admits\, prefer fiction. He nourishes his pas sion for books and history as a regular consumer of the Sunday Book Review \, \;The New Yorker \;book section\, and all of the latest and gre atest history books he can find at the Chelsea District Library\, the Dext er District Library\, and Serendipity Books. \; \; \;
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