The Civil War: A Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set
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The Civil War: A Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set by Shelby Foote
Foote's comprehensive history of the Civil War includes three compelling volumes: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, and Red River to Appomattox. Collected together in a handsome boxed set, this is the perfect gift for any Civil War buff.Fort Sumter to Perryville
The first volume opens with Jefferson Davis's farewell to the United States Senate and ends on the bloody battlefields of Antietam and Perryville, as the full, horrible scope of America's great war becomes clear.
Fredericksburg to Meridian
Focused on the pivotal year of 1863, the second volume of Shelby Foote's masterful narrative history brings to life the Battle of Gettysburg and Grant's Vicksburg campaign and covers some of the most dramatic and important moments in the Civil War.
Red River to Appomattox
This final volume brings to life the military endgame, the surrender at Appomattox, and the tragic denouement of the war--the assassination of President Lincoln.
Shelby Foote was an American novelist and historian. He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, on November 7, 1916, and attended school there until enrolling at the University of North Carolina. He was a captain of field artillery during WWII, but he never saw battle. He temporarily worked for the Associated Press in their New York bureau after WWII. He moved to Memphis in 1953 and remained there for the rest of his life.
Tournament, Follow Me Down, Love in a Dry Season, Shiloh, Jordan County, and September, September were among Foote's six novels. He is most known for writing The Civil War: A Narrative, a three-volume history that took him twenty years to complete and earned him a spot as a featured expert in Ken Burns' blockbuster PBS documentary The Civil War. Foote was also the recipient of three Guggenheim fellowships during his writing career. Shelby Foote died at the age of 88 in 2005.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780394749136 |
| ISBN 10 | 0394749138 |
| Title | The Civil War: A Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set |
| Author | Shelby Foote |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1986-11-12 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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