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Mar 14, 2019 a blaze of glory by jeff shaara, ballantine books 2012, the civil war in the west book 1, paperback, 480 pages. He graduated from florida state university in 1974 with a degree in criminology and lives in. In the first novel of a spellbinding new trilogy, new york timesbestselling author jeff shaara returns to the civil war terrain he knows best. Jeff shaara dramatizes the escalating confrontation between robert e. Jeff delivered the commencement speech at university of delawares 2005 undergraduate ceremony. This second book is about the siege of vicksburg in the springsummer of 1863. Jeff shaaras a blaze of glory posted on july 6, 2012 by chris mackowski by the time i was two hundred pages into jeff shaaras new novelroughly halfwayi wondered how an author could write so much and say so little. Jeff shaara s wonderful novel, a blaze of glory, does more than tell us the story of one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war he takes us there to be a part of it. Jeff shaara books list of books by author jeff shaara. This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to. Buy a cheap copy of a blaze of glory book by jeff shaara. Born february 21, 1952 age 67 new brunswick, new jersey. The son of pulitzer prizewinning author michael shaara the killer angels, jeff shaara completed his fathers civil war trilogy with gods and generals and the last full measure, and went on to earn acclaim as an author of historical novels that document and dramatize the events that formed the.

As the civil war rolls into its fourth bloody year, the tide has turned decidedly in favor of the union. Library journal new york times bestseller spring 1862. The son of pulitzer prizewinning author michael shaara the killer angels, jeff shaara completed his fathers civil war trilogy with gods and generals and the last full measure, and went on to earn acclaim as an author of historical novels that document and dramatize the events that formed the foundation of our country. The civil war in the west audiobooks listen to the full.

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