- Generals, Fiction, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Historical Fiction
4 cassettes 4 hoursRead by Stephen LangThe story of Gods and Generals begins with Michael Shaara, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Killer Angels. A native of New Jersey, Michael Shaara grew to be an adventurous young man: over the years, he found work as a sailor, a paratrooper, a policeman, and an English professor at Florida State University.
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- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Jeff Shaara, Jeff Shaara
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 498
- Publisher
- Random House Large Print in association with Ballantine Books, Birlinn Ltd, Books on Tape, Inc.
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780756902582
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