The Wheatfield (Stephen Lang J)

by Stephen Lang; illustrated by the Bros. Smith *** In cooperation with the Gettysburg Foundation, this NEW release is being made available to LINCOLN FORUM members. As an actor STEPHEN LANG is renowned for his starring roles in such films as Avatar, Gettysburg and Gods and Generals and on stage for A Few Good Men and Death of a Salesman. As an award-winning playwright, he is known for Beyond Glory, his solo performance piece about eight Medal of Honor recipients. It was during research for the latter that he came across the true story of James Jackson Purman, a Union Lieutenant, whose life was saved by a Confederate soldier during battle. Out of this came his first book, The Wheatfield. Stephen Lang’s The Wheatfield tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of Union officer and Medal of Honor awardee James Jackson Purman. It is a story of courage and sacrifice, of an unusual friendship formed in the Wheatfield between a Union and Confederate soldier under fire. Feat