{"product_id":"2940169146264","title":"Gods and Generals: Civil War Trilogy, Book 1 (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of \u003ci\u003eGods and Generals\u003c\/i\u003e begins with Michael Shaara, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Angels\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. In 1952, his son Jeff was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael's interest in Gettysburg was prompted by some letters written by his great-grandfather, who had been wounded at the great battle while serving with the 4th Georgia Infantry. In 1966, he took his family on a vacation to the battlefield and found himself moved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, Michael Shaara returned to Gettysburg with his son Jeff. The pair crisscrossed the historic site, gathering detailed information for the father's novel-in-progress. In 1974, the novel was published with the title \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Angels\u003c\/i\u003e. This gripping fictional account of the three bloody days at Gettysburg won Michael Shaara a Pulitzer Prize and a vast, appreciative audience. To date it has sold two million copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Michael Shaara died in 1988, his son Jeff began to manage his literary estate. It was a legacy he knew well, having helped his father create it. When director Ron Maxwell filmed the movie \u003ci\u003eGettysburg\u003c\/i\u003e, based on \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, he asked Jeff to serve as a consultant. Maxwell encouraged Shaara to continue the story his father began; inspired, Jeff planned an ambitious trilogy, with \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Angels\u003c\/i\u003e as the centerpiece, following the war from its origins to its end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eGods and Generals\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff Shaara gives fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Killer Angels\u003c\/i\u003e everything they could have asked--an epic, brilliantly written saga that brings the nation's greatest conflict to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150180696304,"sku":"2940169146264","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169146264_p0.jpg?v=1763673880","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169146264","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}