# The Killer Angels

**Author:** Michael Shaara
**Grade range:** Grades 9–10
**Age range:** 14–15
**First published:** 1974
**Page count:** 374
**Genre:** Historical Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781565111769`
**ISBN-10:** `1565111761`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-killer-angels
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

\*The Killer Angels\* (1974) is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book tells the story of the four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 30, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought. The story is character-driven and told from the perspective of various protagonists.

## Themes

- battle of gettysburg
- american civil war
- romans
- war stories

## Where this book is assigned

### Common Core State Standards (ELA)

- **recommended** · 9th grade — [source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 9-10 story exemplar](https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf)
- **recommended** · 10th grade — [source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 9-10 story exemplar](https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf)

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