![]() ![]() Maxwell: Well, after I read the book, I just felt right away I had to tell his story. Largent: How did you come to meet Michael Shaara? ![]() I visited with Michael Shaara and we spent a couple of days walking through the battle. I didn't really visit a Civil War battlefield until after I read The Killer Angels in '78. While growing up, my dad took my younger brother and I to a lot of historical sites of the French and Indian War, Revolutionary War and other colonial sites. Maxwell: I don't think there was a single event. Was there a single event in your life that triggered this passion? ![]() Largent: You are very passionate about history-specifically the Civil War. freeway while on his way to a sound studio, was finally all mine. ![]() But fate finally intervened and Ron, stuck in traffic on an L.A. In fact, we had postponed this interview so many times that I began to wonder if Ron Maxwell was merely a pseudonym and perhaps that was the real story I should pursue. His schedule was filled with tying up the loose ends of Gods and Generals. Catching up with Ron Maxwell to do this interview was tricky. ![]()
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