A Stillness at AppomattoxClassic · History, Civil War, Nonfiction
A Stillness at Appomattox
1951 · 438 pages · Nonfiction
65
Classic
★ 4.38 on Goodreads · 7K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1954). 4.38★ from 7K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
65Must-Read Score
- Readers95 out of 100 · counts 40%+43
- Critics61 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+22
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1954)
Reads as
True story
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