I haven't read them, but my father's a Civil War buff and he loves Foote's
work. He keeps the Foote books on a shelf next to Sandburg's _Lincoln_.
On Thu, 28 Jun 2001, Doug Pensinger wrote:
> I just picked up the first of three volumes of Shelby Foote's Civil War
> Narrative. I've read about half of the 75 page prologue (the first book is
> >800 pages) and he writes well. Has anyone on the list read it? Do Foote's
>Southern roots interfere with his objectivity? How would you rate the series?
>
> Doug
>
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
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