"This, then, is narrative history--a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition.... The writing is superb...one of the historical and literary achievements of our time." --"The Washington Post Book World"
"Gettysburg...is described with such meticulous attention to action, ter[...]

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[...]

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Modern Library publishes Shelby Foote's three-volume masterpiece in a new boxed set including three hardcovers and a new trade paperback, "American Ho[...]