Still, all in all, this is a great book and highly recommended as a more "entry level" study of the Gettysburg campaign. But again, without footnotes, you'll have to take his word for their veracity. Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign Episode aired YOUR RATING Rate Talk-Show Shelby Foote discusses his book, 'Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign. So his book is filled with texture-little experiences in the lives of common soldiers (and leaders) that never seem to make it into the history books, but which make the story live. Remember, Foote is more of a novelist/storyteller than an academic historian. Don't look for footnotes here because they'll only slow you down. I know it might sound strange, but otherwise his broken sentences can be a bit confusing. I found that this book was best read by "hearing" Foote's voice. Obviously there's a difference between the written word and the spoken word. And it is fate that consumes Foote as he contemplates the meaning of the Civil War. The Bible informs us that it was fate that doomed Sisera.
According to Judges 5:20, Jael kills Sisera by driving a tent peg through his head, and thereby saving the Jewish people. Foote writes like he talks-with lots of dashes interrupting his thought. The Stars in Their Course is a biblical reference. Stars in Their Courses: The Gettysburg Campaign, June-July 1863 by. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. As I read "Stars in Their Courses," at times I began to hear his voice, almost as if it was an audio book. Shelby Foote’s most popular book is The Civil War, Vol. If you're familiar with the Ken Burns series on the Civil War, you know Shelby Foote's voice.
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