The Civil War: A Narrative (Civil War (Random House Trade))
Author: Shelby Foote
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,,”Gettysburg…is described with such meticulous attention to action, terrain, time, and the characters of the various commanders that I understand, at last,….Read More
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