This edition included Meacham's American Homer: Reflections on Shelby Foote and His Classic, The Civil War: A Narrative. Shelby Foote, The Civil War, A Narrative Fort Sumter to Perryville, volume 1, American History from 1862-1864 Civil War. A still different Random House edition of the trilogy, published in three volumes, edited by Jon Meacham, issued in 2011. A different Random House edition in which each of the original 3 volumes was divided into three making a 9 volume set, in 2005Ĥ. This version was published by subscription between 19.ģ.

The Time-Life illustrated edition, with additional maps and an index to each of 14 volumes into which the work was divided. The original release by Random House, followed by a paperback edition of the same release in 1986.Ģ. A brief biography of Americas most prolific writer of the. Since 1958 Foote's work has been published in four different versions:ġ. The Civil War, a narrative by Foote, Shelby. Shelby Foote: The Man and the Civil War: Directed by Bill Humphreys. For this work Foote has been called the 'American Homer.' His history has also been compared to Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. A brief biography of America's most prolific writer of the American Civil War Shelby Foote. His work, written in the grand style of Thucydides, became the literary and historical epic on the central historical issue of American history, the fulcrum that divided and continues to some extent to divide American culture. Shelby Foote: The Man and the Civil War: Directed by Bill Humphreys. Foote, who was born in Greenville, Mississippi, understood the profound sense of loss experienced by the South. Available in used condition with free US shipping on orders over 10. Between 19 American novelist and historian Shelby Foote of Memphis, Tennessee wrote the the 1.5 million word The Civil War: A Narrative by longhand using a traditional nib pen. Buy The Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville By Shelby Foote.

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