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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100394419480
ISBN-139780394419480
eBay Product ID (ePID)174227
Product Key Features
Book TitleCivil War : a Narrative
Number of Pages848 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year1958
GenreHistory
AuthorShelby Foote
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2 in
Item Weight46.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.8 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"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... a stirring and stupendous synthesis of history." -- Van Allen Bradley, Chicago Daily News "A grand, sweeping narrative... will continue to be read and remembered as a classic of its kind." -- Richard N. Current, N.Y. Herald Tribune The Civil War: A Narrative Fredericksburg to Meridian "This, then, is narrative history -- a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition... The writing is superb ... one of the historical and literary achievements of our time." -- T. Harry Williams, Book World "The lucidity of the battle narratives, the vigor of the prose, the strong feeling for the men from generals to privates who did the fighting, are all controlled by a constant sense of how it happened and what it was all about. Foote has the novelist's feeling for character and situation, without losing the historian's scrupulous regard for recorded fact. The Civil War is likely to stand unequalled." -- Walter Millis
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SynopsisFocused 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. Includes maps throughout. "This, then, is narrative history a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition.... The writing is superb...one of the historical and literary achievements of our time." The Washington Post Book World " Mr. Foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and a novelist's skill in directing the reader's attention to the men and the episodes that will influence the course of the whole war, without omitting items which are of momentary interest. His organization of facts could hardly be better." Atlantic "Though the events of this middle year of the Civil War have been recounted hundreds of times, they have rarely been re-created with such vigor and such picturesque detail." The New York Times Book Review "The lucidity of the battle narratives, the vigor of the prose, the strong feeling for the men from generals to privates who did the fighting, are all controlled by constant sense of how it happened and what it was all about. Foote has the novelist's feeling for character and situation, without losing the historian's scrupulous regard for recorded fact. The Civil War is likely to stand unequaled." Walter Mills", 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. Includes maps throughout. "This, then, is narrative history--a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition.... The writing is superb...one of the historical and literary achievements of our time." -- The Washington Post Book World " Mr. Foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and a novelist's skill in directing the reader's attention to the men and the episodes that will influence the course of the whole war, without omitting items which are of momentary interest. His organization of facts could hardly be better." -- Atlantic "Though the events of this middle year of the Civil War have been recounted hundreds of times, they have rarely been re-created with such vigor and such picturesque detail." -- The New York Times Book Review "The lucidity of the battle narratives, the vigor of the prose, the strong feeling for the men from generals to privates who did the fighting, are all controlled by constant sense of how it happened and what it was all about. Foote has the novelist's feeling for character and situation, without losing the historian's scrupulous regard for recorded fact. The Civil War is likely to stand unequaled." --Walter Mills
LC Classification NumberE468
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- 23. Dez. 2019
The Civil War A Narrative, Fort Sumter to Perryville
very good value for a hard bound book of this caliber. wonderful writing !!!! thanks Michael. The Civil War , Fort Sumter to Perryville.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Mär. 2017
Shelby Foote--My favorite authority on the Civil War-A narrative-Fort Sumpter to Perryville
The best book ever on the Civil War !! THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN !!!!-Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 21. Aug. 2017
Excellent Trilogy
Shelby Foote did a masterful job. The books are compelling to read, detailed and yet not overwhelming.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Jan. 2020
Good book
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