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Shiloh

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Shiloh

By: Shelby Foote
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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This fictional recreation of the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862 is a stunning work of imaginative history, from Shelby Foote, beloved historian of the Civil War. Shiloh conveys not only the bloody choreography of Union and Confederate troops through the woods near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, but the inner movements of the combatants' hearts and minds.

Through the eyes of officers and illiterate foot soldiers, heroes, and cowards, Shiloh creates a dramatic mosaic of a critical moment in the making of America, complete to the haze of gun smoke and the stunned expression in the eyes of dying men.

Shiloh, which was hailed by The New York Times as “imaginative, powerful, filled with precise visual details...a brilliant book” fulfills the standard set by Shelby Foote's monumental three-part chronicle of the Civil War.

©1952 Shelby Foote (P)2019 Tantor American Civil War Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Military War & Military Wars & Conflicts Civil War War Heartfelt
Multiple Perspectives • Vivid Descriptions • Excellent Narrator • Personal Stories • Historical Authenticity
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I really liked the series.I wish it was a little bit longer very interesting read

the reader

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Very good at outlining the battle and the people there very good putting in the action

The history

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It was a bit disjointed at times and many of the major characters don't have any speaking lines. of course, that is the point.

Unusual Structure, but it works

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This book was an awesome narrative about the Battle of Shiloh. Shelby Foote is one of my favorites. Never a bad read!

Can’t stop listening...

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Not too bad for a short novel talking about the Battle of Shiloh from the perspective of historical characters. The narration was excellent, the story was well written.

Historical fiction written by Shelby Foote, historian

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He really did an amazing job with this little book wish it was longer otherwise 5 stars and great voice for the audio

Great so detailed

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For tells the story of the battle of Shiloh through the eyes of a random collection of individual soldiers - northern and southern. Both sides clearly believed in the right of what they were fight for. Heroics are mainly forgotten except for Forests charge. An enjoyable addition to Foote's cannon.

Foote reveals a more personal side of his Civil War interest

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loved it, unique style and narrative very enjoyable and exciting. looking forward to other books in series.

Okay,unique style and the narration was superb.

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Presents the topic in a semi-fictional imaginative way. Hits hard. Engaging, Some of the stories are knitted together in clever ways. Narrator is excellent, I have just one minor criticism and I may be wrong: Some of the dialogue sounds to me more like Foote than real period characters...but I am no expert on Civil War era lingo.

worth the reading (listening)

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Personal and moving stories of participants of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War

Great read.

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