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The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville (Vintage Civil
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The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville (Vintage Civil War Library) Paperback - 1986

by Foote, Shelby

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  • Title The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville (Vintage Civil War Library)
  • Author Foote, Shelby
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 856
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage Books, New York
  • Date 1986-11-12
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B10O-01623
  • ISBN 9780394746234 / 0394746236
  • Weight 2.51 lbs (1.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.37 x 1.84 in (23.42 x 16.18 x 4.67 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History - Civil War,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 86040135
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.7

From the publisher

Shelby Foote 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 Civil War documentary. Over the course of his writing career, Foote was also awarded three Guggenheim fellowships.

 

Shelby Foote died in 2005 at the age of 88.

From the jacket flap

FORT SUMTER TO PERRYVILLE
"Anyone who wants to relive the Civil War, as thousands of Americans apparently do, will go through this volume with pleasure.... Years from now, Foote's monumental narrative most likely will continue to be read and remembered as a classic of its kind."--"New York Herald Tribune Book Review
"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."--Van Allen Bradley, "Chicago Daily News

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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.