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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I've been meaning to read this for years, and I finally worked it in. Before I began, I thought I knew a lot about the Civil War, but I was so wrong. Now I want to read about the author himself. (  ) deckled | Nov 1, 2009 |  Most detailed account of these four years I think I've read, although he drives me crazy by not always saying the "name" of a battle, just who the protagonists were. I have reade volume 1 and have started volume 2. ( ) ValSmith | Aug 17, 2008 | This three-volume set is one of the best macro-histories of this event, written by an immensely gifted narrator. Twenty four years in the making, Foote leaves no stone unturned. There is no detail too small, no battle too inconsequential, and no character not worthy of at least a mention in this narrative of the American Civil War. The reader is drawn in by the cornucopia Foote covers, from military strategy, material culture, the home front, the personalities, politics, economics, and demographics. Although the over 1.5 million words may be intimidating to some, the plunge does not disappoint. Xaris | Jul 15, 2008 | I have actually read all three of these books from cover to cover -- quite an accomplishment. Actually, I've re-read most of the three volumes because they're just so darn good. I would give this set 5 stars, except I would like to see a lot more maps and illustrations. (I know, that would probably double the already-hefty page count, but still ...) (  ) lesadee | Sep 1, 2006 | If you only read one book on the American Civil War, let it be one of the volumes by Foote. Spectacular writing. ( ) jayqq1953 | Jul 27, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
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A stunning literary and historical achievement, the three volumes of Shelby Foote’s THE CIVIL WAR vividly bring to life the four years of torment and strife that altered American life forever. Presented in a handsome boxed set, these three beautifully bound hardcovers are an essential addition to every American history collection.
Taking the reader from the drama of Jefferson Davis’s resignation from the United States Senate and Abraham Lincoln’s arrival in the nation’s capital to Davis’s final flight and capture and Lincoln’s tragic death, Foote covers his subject with astonishing depth and scope. Every battle, every general, and every statesman has its place in this monumental narrative, told in lively prose that captures the sights, smells, and sounds of the conflict. Never before have the great battles and personalities of the Civil War been so excitingly presented, and never before has the story been told so completely.
With a novelist’s gift for narrative and a historian’s commitment to research, Shelby Foote’s epic retelling is the definitive account of the Civil War, a trilogy that has earned a place of honor on the bookshelves of all Americans.
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