This Hallowed Ground

A History of the Civil War

By: Bruce Catton

Narrated by: David Drummond

This audiobook is the classic one-volume history of the American Civil War by Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Catton. Covering events from the prelude of the conflict to the death of Lincoln, Catton blends a gripping narrative with deep, yet unassuming, scholarship to bring the war alive in an almost novelistic way. It is this gift for narrative that led contemporary critics to compare this book to War and Peace, and call it a "modern Iliad." Now over 50 years old, This Hallowed Ground remains one of the best-loved and admired general Civil War books: a perfect introduction to listeners beginning their exploration of the conflict, as well as a thrilling analysis and reimagining of its events for experienced students of the war.

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Classic Catton!

He writes history as if it is a novel. This book is a great sneaky way to get a friend "into" history!

Bruce Catton

I have thoroughly enjoyed every Civil War book by Bruce Catton. This was no exception.

Great book, bad narrator

The book starts with almost no setup, just straight into the action in 1861, and feels confused and chaotic for a while, but i think that was intentional. Overall a great sweeping story of the war and what it meant for society.

Unfortunately the narration is horrible. Cross between an action movie preview and a computer generated monotone. I got used to it eventually but a big distraction at first.

The details of battle

Not much to point out. There were so much about the battles in the West that were new to me

Excellent Story

Wonderful story of the Civil War. Catton once again shows the world the essence of the struggle, and what a great author he truly is.
Drummond’s narrative is easy listening and puts you in the ranks of the soldiers.