The Civil War Volume I: Fort Sumter to Perryville
Aug 2011 · Random House
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A narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South's defeat.
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Arthur Pease
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December 10, 2017
Foote brings historical events and their protagonists to life. His magnificent three volume set on the American Civi War sets the highest standards for its genre. Great reading!
John K
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May 2, 2014
The standard by which books should be judged
About the author
Although he now makes his home in Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby Foote comes from a long line of Mississippians. He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and attended school there until he entered the University of North Carolina. During the Second World War, he served in Europe as a captain of field artillery. He has written six novels: Tournament, Follow Me Down, Love in a Dry Season, Shiloh, Jordan County and September, September. While writing The Civil War: A Narrative he was awarded three Guggenheim fellowships.
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