Focused on the pivotal year of , 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. Includes maps throughout/5(). The Civil War: A Narrative Series. In , Random House published the narratives as nine volumes by splitting the original three into three volumes each. Some of the maps from the original work, hand drawn by Foote, were replaced by more elaborate, full-color maps that originally appeared in the Time-Life Civil War history bltadwin.ru: Shelby Foote. English. 3 volumes: 24 cm. Foote's comprehensive history of the Civil War includes three compelling volumes: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, and Red River to Appomattox. Here, for a certainty, is one of the great historical narratives of our century, a unique and brilliant achievement, one that must be firmly placed in the ranks of the bltadwin.ru Interaction Count:
Description: Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, Signed Collector's Edition. Full leather. Fine. From The Easton Press, The Civil War: A Narrative, signed by the author, historian Shelby Foote.. Thick octavo, [three volumes]. All three volumes bound in full brown leather, title in gilt on spines, raised bands. From The Easton Press, The Civil War: A Narrative, signed by the author, historian Shelby Foote. Thick octavo, [three volumes]. All three volumes bound in full brown leather, title in gilt on spines, raised bands. Decorative gilt illustrations on covers. Silk endpapers, all gilt leaf ends. None of these volumes have been previously read, all [ ]. In The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3, Shelby Foote follows the events of the war from through , discussing the strategies of both the North and the South and assessing the performance of the Union bltadwin.ru book opens with the beginning of the two final, major confrontations of the war: Grant against Lee in Virginia and Sherman pressing Johnston in North Georgia.
English. 3 volumes: 24 cm. Foote's comprehensive history of the Civil War includes three compelling volumes: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, and Red River to Appomattox. Here, for a certainty, is one of the great historical narratives of our century, a unique and brilliant achievement, one that must be firmly placed in the ranks of the masters. The Civil War: A Narrative Series. In , Random House published the narratives as nine volumes by splitting the original three into three volumes each. Some of the maps from the original work, hand drawn by Foote, were replaced by more elaborate, full-color maps that originally appeared in the Time-Life Civil War history series. Shelby Foote is a master at telling this tale. It reads like a story, not the usual dry Civil War histories. Due to his vivid descriptions, you can almost put yourself in the action. It is suspenseful, which is unheard of for history books. You would think knowing the outcome would effect the story, but not so here. Yes buy it.
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