In 1954, Shelby Foote was a young novelist with a contract to
write a short history of the Civil War. It soon became clear,
however, that he had undertaken a long-term project. Twenty years
later Foote finally completed his massive and essential trilogy on
the War Between the States. His three books are prose masterpieces
with lively characterizations and gripping action. Although Foote
never sacrifices the truth of what happened to his penchant for
artistry, his skills as a novelist serv
內容簡介：
FORT SUMTER TO PERRYVILLE
"Anyone who wants to relive the Civil War, as thousands of
Americans apparently do, will go through this volume with
pleasure.... Years from now, Foote''s monumental narrative most
likely will continue to be read and remembered as a classic of its
kind."--New York Herald Tribune Book Review
"Here, for a certainty, is one of the great historical narratives
of our century, a unique and brilliant achievement, one that must
be firmly placed in the ranks of the masters."--Van Allen Bradley,
Chicago Daily News
關於作者：
Shelby Foote was born on November 7, 1916 in Greenville,
Mississippi, and attended school there until he entered the
University of North Carolina. During World War II he served as a
captain of field artillery but never saw combat. After World War II
he worked briefly for the Associated Press in their New York
bureau. In 1953 he moved to Memphis, where he lived for the
remainder of his life.Foote was the author of six novels:
Tournament, Follow Me Down, Love in a Dry
Season, Shiloh, Jordan County, and September,
September. He is best remembered for his 3-volume history
The Civil War: A Narrative, which took twenty years to
complete and resulted in his being a featured expert in Ken Burns''
acclaimed Civil War documentary. Over the course of his writing
career, Foote was also awarded three Guggenheim fellowships.Shelby
Foote died in 2005 at the age of 88.
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