The
Civil War: A Narrative: Volume 3: Red
River to Appomattox Shelby Foote
Incredibly detailed, very beautifully written, 1000+ page “narrative” of the last 18 months or so of the Civil War. Impressive use of primary sources, though nothing is footnoted. I guess that’s why it’s a narrative. Even though I read other books before and simultaneously, I really learned a lot from it. Many powerful images from the narrative are stuck in my mind. Really enjoyed reading about the North’s victory and the destruction of the elitist, racist society of the South. Very, very good, notwithstanding the inappropriately reverential eulogizing of Jefferson Davis at the end.
Incredibly detailed, very beautifully written, 1000+ page “narrative” of the last 18 months or so of the Civil War. Impressive use of primary sources, though nothing is footnoted. I guess that’s why it’s a narrative. Even though I read other books before and simultaneously, I really learned a lot from it. Many powerful images from the narrative are stuck in my mind. Really enjoyed reading about the North’s victory and the destruction of the elitist, racist society of the South. Very, very good, notwithstanding the inappropriately reverential eulogizing of Jefferson Davis at the end.
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