The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
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4.2 • 30 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1 of this highly acclaimed narrative begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned.
All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days Battles, and Antietam, but so are the smaller ones: Ball’s Bluff, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Ten, New Orleans, and Monitor versus Merrimac.
The word “narrative” is the key to this extraordinary book’s incandescence and its truth. The story is told entirely from the point of view of the people involved in it. One learns not only what was happening on all fronts but also how the author discovered it during his years of exhaustive research.
This first volume in Shelby Foote’s comprehensive history is a must-listen for anyone interested in one of the bloodiest wars in America’s history.
Customer Reviews
Extraordinary; reads like fiction
Prepare to be transported to a world familiar, but so very different: from the frozen plains of the Midwest where the savior of the Union first emerges, to the tropical shores of the Gulf where the Federal Navy struggles to intercept the Confederate blockade runners. This is a tale beyond imagination, yet has it all the trappings of the most thrilling of epics: the villains, the heroes, and the most righteous cause for conflict - the ultimate struggle to end the barbarity of slavery.
Civil War a narrative
Home run! Shelby Foote her mother absolutely incredible author.