George Annand
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Modern Library edition.
Physical Desc
840 pages : maps (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
This first volume of Shelby Foote's classic narrative of the Civil War opens with Jefferson Davis' farewell to the United Senate and ends on the bloody battlefields of Antietam and Perryville, as the full, horrible scope of Americas great war becomes clear. Exhaustively researched and masterfully written, Footes epic account of the Civil War unfolds like a classic novel. Includes maps throughout .
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Modern Library edition.
Physical Desc
988 pages : maps (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2 continues one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. Focusing on the pivotal year of 1863, the second volume in Shelby Foote's masterful narrative history brings to life some of the most dramatic and important moments in the Civil War, including the Battle of Gettysburg and Grant's Vicksburg Campaign. The word narrative is the key to this book's extraordinary incandescence and truth: the story is...