false 891922 7 If every historian wrote like Bruce Catton, no one would read fiction. This marvelously well-told account of the final year of the Civil War marches readers from Wilderness, through Petersburg, and finally to the climax at Appomattox. The surrender scene, when Grant and Lee meet at last, is spine tingling. This is the third book of Catton's Army of the Potomac trilogy. It's also the best of the bunch, even though the first two, <I>Mr. Lincoln's Army</I> and <I>Glory Road</I>, are both exceptional. Not to be missed. <I>--John Miller</I> 2537153 book 1953 A Stillness at Appomattox (The Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Vol 3) total:203|5:87|4:79|3:33|2:3|1:1| 203 857 257 17 5 1 false false Thu Jun 19 20:26:34 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 20:35:09 -0700 2008
The last few months of the Civil War were really brought to life for me by this book (sorry for the cliche phrase). It's well-written an...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jun 17 04:50:25 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 05:03:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 17:44:10 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 20:08:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 06 10:35:01 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 10:37:13 -0800 2009 Another Pulitzer winner.
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So well-written- truly moving, good history, and accessible to non-Civil War buffs.

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