The Last Full Measure

by Shaara, Jeff; Lang, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780375403095
• ISBN10: 0375403094
• Edition: Unabridged
• Format: Audio CD
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Random House

Summary

Following Gods and Generals, this stunning sequel to The Killer Angels now completes the bestselling Civil War trilogy!

In the now classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time, and an enduring bestseller. In its prequel, Shaara's son Jeff brilliantly sustained his father's vision. Now, he brings this legendary father-son trilogy to its stunning conclusion in a novel breathing life into the last two years of the Civil War. The Last Full Measure is the fitting capstone to a magnificent literary achievement.

Author Biography

Jeff Shaara was born in 1952 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and graduated from Florida State University in 1974. For many years he was a dealer in rare coins, but sold his Tampa, Florida, business in 1988 upon the death of his father, Michael Shaara.<br><br>As manager of his father's estate, Jeff developed a friendship with film director Ron Maxwell, whose film Gettysburg was based on The Killer Angels. It was Maxwell who suggested that Jeff continue the story Michael Shaara had begun.<br><br>He and his wife, Lynne, divide their time between Tampa, Florida, and Missoula, Montana.<br><br><b>About the Reader</b><br><b>Stephen Lang</b>'s theater work includes roles on Broadway in <i>Hamlet</i>, <i>A Few Good Men</i>, and the revival of <i>Death of a