Shiloh, 1862
by Winston Groom
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 142620874X
- ISBN 13
- 9781426208744
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About This Item
From back cover:
The Battle of Shailoh, fought in the winderness of southern Tennessee in April 1862, marked a violent crossroads in the Civil War. What began as a surprise attack by Conferate troops on a Union stronghold to gain control of the Mississippi River Valley became a bloody two-day conflict that would eerily foretell the brutal reality of the next three years. Pitting up-and-coming Union general Ulysses S. Grant against Confederate firebrand Albert Sidney Johnston, the engagement was a perfect storm of advanced weaponry, a West Point-educated officer corps, and a decades-long buildup of hatred that bore devastating consequences. One hundred thousand soldiers clashed in the vicious melee, and losses for both sides totaled nearly 24,000, more than had been lost during the American Revolution and the War of 1812 combined.
Bestselling author and Civil War historian Winston Groom skillfully re-creates the drama of the event in a gripping, eye-opening, and heartrending narrative that highlights the major personalities, politics, and mind-set of the day. But perhaps the most alarming outcome, Groom poignantly reveals, was the realization that for all its horror, the Battle of Shiloh had not vanquished the Rebel army in the West, and the thousands of maimed and slain were merely wretched symbols of things to come.
Book - Fine condition. Navy paper over boards w gold gilt text on spine. Center black & white photo section. Very minimal wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Very minimal edge or corner wear, but slight rubbing/bumping.
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446 pages including index.
Synopsis
WINSTON GROOM is the author of fourteen previous books, including Patriotic Fire , Shrouds of Glory, Forrest Gump , and Conversations with the Enemy (with Duncan Spencer), which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He lives with his wife and daughter in Point Clear, Alabama.
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- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1898
- Title
- Shiloh, 1862
- Author
- Winston Groom
- Format/Binding
- Paper over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Assumed First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 142620874X
- ISBN 13
- 9781426208744
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, Dc
- Date Published
- 2012-03-20
- Pages
- 446
- Keywords
- Civil War, Battle of Shiloh, American history, Mississippi River Valley, battle, officers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; History - American;
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