This final volume of Shelby Footes masterful narrative history of the Civil War brings to life the military endgame, the surrender at Appomattox, and the tragic dénouement of the war--the assassination of President Lincoln.Features maps throughout.An unparalleled achievement, an American Iliad, a unique work uniting the scholarship of the historian and the high readability of the first-class novelist. --Walker Percy."To read this chronicle is an awesome and moving experience. History and...
This final volume of Shelby Footes masterful narrative history of the Civil War brings to life the military endgame, the surrender at Appomattox, and the tragic denouement of the war--the assassination of President Lincoln. Features maps throughout. An unparalleled achievement, an American Iliad, a unique work uniting the scholarship of the historian and the high readability of the first-class novelist. --Walker Percy. "To read this chronicle is an awesome and moving experience. History and...