Chickamauga
And Other Civil War Stories
Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · October 1, 1993
Shelby Foote's monumental historical trilogy, "The Civil War: A Narrative," is our window into the day-by-day unfolding of our nation's defining event.
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- Who it’s for
- Ten Civil War stories bring the conflict’s human tragedy close, beyond the battles and speeches.
- Themes
- Civil War, Human cost of war, Wartime upheaval
- Genres
- Civil War Era Historical Fiction, American Fiction
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Shelby Foote's monumental historical trilogy, "The Civil War: A Narrative," is our window into the day-by-day unfolding of our nation's defining event. Now Foote reveals the deeper human truth behind the battles and speeches through the fiction he has chosen for this vivid, moving collection.
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These ten stories of the Civil War give us the experience of joining a coachload of whores left on a siding during a battle in Virginia . . .marching into an old man's house to tell him it's about to be burned down . . .or seeing a childhood friend shot down at Chickamauga. The result is history that lives again in our imagination, as the creative vision of these great writers touches our emotions and makes us witness to the human tragedy of this war, fought so bravely by those in blue and gray.
War in Human Scale
Ten Civil War stories bring the conflict’s human tragedy close, beyond the battles and speeches.
Come here for
- A vivid, emotional view of life touched by war
- Stories that make history felt as well as imagined
Expect
- Ten stories set amid the Civil War
- Human scenes of danger, loss, and hard choices
Where it sits
| Civil War Era Historical Fiction | 98% |
|---|---|
| American Fiction | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- U.S. Military History
- Civil War Era
- Literature & History
- Authors
- Shelby Foote
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- October 1, 1993
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Civil War · Human cost of war · Wartime upheaval
- Reading lane
- U.S. Military History