Posted: Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:18 am

“Between the Lines: Reading about the Civil War” is a book discussion group focusing on Civil War-related literature and biography.

In June the group will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursdays at the Heritage Center, 225 W. College St., to discuss “Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara.

Published in 1974 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, “Killer Angels” recreates the drama of the Battle of Gettysburg and is a must-read for Civil War buffs.

Each week the group will focus on a different theme:


June 4 - History as Literature: The Novel Killer Angels

June 11 - Gettysburg's Confederate Generals in Killer Angels

June 18 - Gettysburg's Union Generals in Killer Angels

June 25 - Gettysburg in American History and Memory

Sponsored by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Linebaugh Library and the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro the group meets in June and January. For more information, call 615-217-8013 or e-mail avanzelm@mtsu.edu.