Eden Prosper’s Reviews > The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville > Status Update

Part III 😮‍💨

Not gonna lie, I was geeking a little over the naval Battle of Hampton Roads between the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor.

This isn't just reading, it's an endurance test. The information density is heroic, possibly pathological, and Foote seems allergic to the concept of a pause. Still, if you're into beautiful sentences buried under mountains of detail and information, this is your book!