The Civil War Volume I
Published on 1. May 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
856 pages
978-0-7126-9802-3 (ISBN)
Description
A narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South's defeat.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Weight
1100 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7126-9802-3 (9780712698023)
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08/2011
1st Edition
Vintage Digital
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Previous edition
Shelby Foote
The Civil War: Fort Sumter to Perryville v. 1
Book
03/1991
The Bodley Head Ltd
€39.80
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Person
Although he now makes his home in Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby Foote comes from a long line of Mississippians. He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and attended school there until he entered the University of North Carolina. During the Second World War, he served in Europe as a captain of field artillery. He has written six novels: Tournament, Follow Me Down, Love in a Dry Season, Shiloh, Jordan County and September, September. While writing The Civil War: A Narrative he was awarded three Guggenheim fellowships.