The Civil War, A Narrative: Volume 1 Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote - 1958

The Civil War, A Narrative: Volume 1 Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote

Hardcover Cloth 840 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition fourth printing 1958 with corresponding number line. Attractive grey buckram boards with blue blocks and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Grey topstain. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Some bumped corners. A clipped dust jacket smooth and clean is discolored with age with slight shelf wear - wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.

"The Civil War, A Narrative: Volume 1 Fort Sumter to Perryville" by Shelby Foote is a seminal work that meticulously recounts the key events leading up to and during the initial stages of the American Civil War. Foote's narrative begins with the escalating tensions between the North and the South, culminating in the fateful attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861. This pivotal event, which marked the beginning of the war, is vividly described, setting the stage for the conflict that would ensue.

Following the fall of Fort Sumter, Foote delves into the early battles of the war, illustrating the strategic maneuvers and fierce clashes that characterized this tumultuous period. Readers are taken through the Union's attempts to assert control over the seceding states, as well as the Confederacy's determined defense of its territory. Foote's narrative prowess shines as he brings to life the personalities and decisions that shaped the course of history during this critical phase of the war. As the conflict intensifies, Foote expertly portrays the shifting fortunes of both sides, highlighting the human cost of the war through vivid accounts of soldiers' experiences and the impact on civilian life.

From the Battle of Bull Run to the Battle of Perryville, readers are immersed in the chaos and drama of the battlefield, gaining a deeper understanding of the complexities and tragedies that defined this era.

Shelby Dade Foote, Jr. was an American novelist and a noted historian of the American Civil War. With geographic and cultural roots in the Mississippi Delta, Foote's life and writing paralleled the radical shift from the agrarian planter system of the Old South to the Civil Rights era of the New South. Foote was relatively unknown to the general public for most of his career until his appearance in Ken Burns's PBS documentary The Civil War in 1990, where he introduced a generation of Americans to a war that he believed was "central to all our lives."