The Civil War, a Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
Language: English
Published by Vintage Books, New York, 1986
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- Softcover
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840pp. Size: Thick Large Octavo.
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- Title
- The Civil War, a Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
- Author
- Foote, Shelby
- Publisher
- Vintage Books, New York
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- G-VG
- Binding
- Soft Cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0394746236
- ISBN 13
- 9780394746234
- Edition
- 1st Printing.
- Series
- Book 1 of 3: Vintage Civil War Library
- Seller catalogs
- Civil War
Includes maps throughout.
"Here, for a certainty, is one of the great historical narratives…a unique and brilliant achievement, one that must be firmly placed in the ranks of the masters."—Van Allen Bradley, Chicago Daily News
"A stunning book full of color, life, character and a new atmosphere of the Civil War, and at the same time a narrative of unflagging power. Eloquent proof that an historian should be a writer above all else." —Burke Davis
"To read this great narrative is to love the nation—to love it through the living knowledge of its mortal division. Whitman, who ultimately knew and loved the bravery and frailty of the soldiers, observed that the real Civil War would never be written and perhaps should not be. For me, Shelby Foote has written it.... This work was done to last forever." —James M. Cox, Southern Review
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About the Author
Shelby Foote was an American historian and novelist. He was born on November 7, 1916 in Greenville, Mississippi, and attended school there until he entered the University of North Carolina. During World War II he served as a captain of field artillery but never saw combat. After World War II he worked briefly for the Associated Press in their New York bureau. In 1953 he moved to Memphis, where he lived for the remainder of his life.
Foote was the author of six novels: Tournament, Follow Me Down, Love in a Dry Season, Shiloh, Jordan County, and September, September. He is best remembered for his 3-volume history The Civil War: A Narrative, which took twenty years to complete and resulted in his being a featured expert in Ken Burns' acclaimed PBS documentary, "The Civil War". Over the course of his writing career, Foote was also awarded three Guggenheim fellowships.
Shelby Foote died in 2005 at the age of 88.
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