Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign that Broke the Confederacy
(Simon & Schuster, 2019)

Please join us on Thursday, October 29, at 5 p.m., for a 2020 Virtual History Book Festival “Spirited Discussion” with Donald L. Miller, author of Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign that Broke the Confederacy (Simon & Schuster, 2019). Miller will be interviewed by A. Wilson Greene. This event is free but registration is required.

About the book
“When Vicksburg fell, the fate of the Confederacy was sealed.”
—Ulysses S. Grant

The surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, 1863, opened the Mississippi to Union commerce and severed the Confederacy, isolating the slave states of Arkansas and Texas and part of Louisiana. It also ignited a social revolution in Mississippi and eastern Louisiana that culminated in the violent overthrow of plantation slavery. The victory elevated General Grant to command of all Union armies and sent him east to take on Robert E. Lee.

About the author
Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College and author of ten books, including Masters of the Air, set to be made into a television series by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

A. Wilson Greene will interview Miller. Greene is a Civil War historian, author, and retired museum director. His most recent book is A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg Volume 1: From the Crossing of the James to the Battle of the Crater.

How to attend the online event
The event will be shared using Zoom—an easy, reliable platform for video and audio conferencing. Here are basic written instructions for using Zoom and a brief video tutorial.

All registered attendees will receive a follow-up email from “LibCal” with Zoom log-in information. If you don’t receive this email after registering, please check your SPAM folder. If you still can’t locate the email, please contact info@historybookfestival.org.

Purchase the book
Please help support local independent bookstores by purchasing this book at Browseabout Books, official bookseller of the History Book Festival. Online sources and digital versions are tempting; however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets. Drop by Browseabout, order books online, or call the store at 302-226-2665. You also may purchase a copy at biblion in Lewes. Each copy purchased comes with a signed archival bookplate.

About the Festival
2020 Virtual History Book Festival: Bring History Home is sponsored by Delaware Humanities and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group.

The HBF “Spirited Discussion” is one of the types of programming offered this year at 2020 Virtual History Book Festival: Bring History Home. We are extremely grateful for the virtual venue and assistance in event promotion provided by the Lewes Public Library, in conjunction with the Delaware Division of Libraries and Sussex County Libraries.