{"product_id":"the-civil-war-a-narrative-3-volume-box-set-isbn-9780394749136","title":"The Civil War: A Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eFoote's comprehensive history of the Civil War includes three compelling volumes: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, and Red River to Appomattox. Collected together in a handsome boxed set, this is the perfect gift for any Civil War buff.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFort Sumter to Perryville\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first volume opens with Jefferson Davis's farewell to the United States Senate and ends on the bloody battlefields of Antietam and Perryville, as the full, horrible scope of America's great war becomes clear.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFredericksburg to Meridian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eFocused on the pivotal year of 1863, the second volume of Shelby Foote’s masterful narrative history brings to life the Battle of Gettysburg and Grant’s Vicksburg campaign and covers some of the most dramatic and important moments in the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRed River to Appomattox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis final volume brings to life the military endgame, the surrender at Appomattox, and the tragic dénouement of the war—the assassination of President Lincoln.Shelby Foote was an American historian and novelist.  He 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Foote was the author of six novels: \u003cb\u003eTournament\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFollow Me Down\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLove in a Dry Season\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eShiloh\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJordan County\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eSeptember, September\u003c\/b\u003e. He is best remembered for his 3-volume history \u003cb\u003eThe Civil War: A Narrative\u003c\/b\u003e,  which took twenty years to complete and resulted in his being a  featured expert in Ken Burns' acclaimed PBS documentary, \"The Civil  War\". Over the course of his writing career, Foote was also awarded  three Guggenheim fellowships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Shelby Foote died in 2005 at the age of 88.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302404346085,"sku":"NP9780394749136","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780394749136.jpg?v=1767738702","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-civil-war-a-narrative-3-volume-box-set-isbn-9780394749136","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}