{"product_id":"stars-in-their-courses-the-gettysburg-campaign-june-july-1963-hardcover","title":"Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign, June-July 1963 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShelby Foote\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA matchless account of the Battle of Gettysburg, drawn from Shelby Foote's landmark history of the Civil War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShelby Foote's monumental three-part chronicle, \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War: A Narrative, \u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by Walker Percy as \"an unparalleled achievement, an American \u003ci\u003eIliad, \u003c\/i\u003e a unique work uniting the scholarship of the historian and the high readability of the first-class novelist.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is the central chapter of the central volume, and therefore the capstone of the arch, in a single volume. Complete with detailed maps, \u003ci\u003eStars in Their Courses\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly recreates the three-day conflict: It is a masterly treatment of a key great battle and the events that preceded it--not as legend has it but as it really was, before it became distorted by controversy and overblown by remembered glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelby Foote\u003c\/b\u003e 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. Foote was the author of six novels: \u003ci\u003eTournament\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFollow Me Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLove in a Dry Season\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShiloh\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJordan County, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSeptember, September\u003c\/i\u003e. He is best remembered for his 3-volume history \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War: A Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e, which took twenty years to complete and resulted in his being a featured expert in Ken Burns' acclaimed PBS documentary, \u003ci\u003e The Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the course of his writing career, Foote was also awarded three Guggenheim fellowships. Shelby Foote died in 2005 at the age of 88.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.58 x 4.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45012051230902,"sku":"9780679601128","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/standing-straight-view_1f25c038-e434-4147-bbe1-a7f42deef78e.png?v=1774760563","url":"https:\/\/sovereignarchivepublishing.com\/products\/stars-in-their-courses-the-gettysburg-campaign-june-july-1963-hardcover","provider":"Sovereign Archive Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}