Looking for a solid single volume history of the Civil War...Has

>>9901924
Quite some time ago. Like Caton and Foote most all his stuff is solid. Balances.

read in high school, excellent account of the civil war. one of the best definitely/

>>9901924

Foote is the patrician's choice.

>>9901924
You should have said, OP, I just donated my unread copy of that to my local charity shop along with a bunch of other junk I've accumulated over the years.

What are the best novels/short stories about the Civil War?

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Yes, I read it. Was very good, very thorough.

Goes into all the causes of the war, which were many. In fact, it kind of accurately depicts the war as it was, which is a giant confusing mess of motives from multiple different factions. It's way too simplistic to say the north was anti-slavery, or that the south was pro-slavery, the real issues were way more complex than that.

Also covers the battles pretty in depth, and the life of the soldiers.

>>9903455

I don't know that many, but pic related is a somewhat historical fiction book about the battle of Gettysburg. I mean, all the facts in it are correct, but it just adds a lot of characterization to the known story. You can also just watch the movie Gettysburg, which is pretty much exactly the same as the book.

What's that novel written from the point of view of Robert E. Lee's horse Traveller? Is that book any good? It sounds like it could be the biggest piece of shit in the world or it could be really interesting and unique.