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    Shelby Dade Foote Jr. (November 17, 1916 – June 27, 2005) was an American writer, historian and journalist. [1] Although he primarily viewed himself as a novelist, he is now best known for his authorship of The Civil War: A Narrative, a three-volume history of the American Civil War. [2]

  2. Jun 29, 2005 · Shelby Foote, the historian whose incisive, seasoned commentary -- delivered in a drawl so mellifluous that one critic called it ''molasses over hominy'' -- evoked the Civil War for millions in...

  3. 6 days ago · Shelby Foote (born November 17, 1916, Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.—died June 27, 2005, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American historian, novelist, and short-story writer known for his works treating the United States Civil War and the American South.

  4. Shelby Foote, failed novelist and closeted member of the Tribe, turned the Civil War into a masterpiece of American literature

  5. Apr 23, 2019 · Eight-and-a-half minutes into the first episode, Shelby Foote, a Mississippi-born writer with an accent as thick and sweet as Tupelo honey, made his unforgettable debut.

  6. The Civil War: A Narrative (1958–1974) is a three volume, 2,968-page, 1.2 million-word history of the American Civil War by Shelby Foote. Although previously known as a novelist, Foote is most famous for this non-fictional narrative history.

  7. Jun 29, 2005 · A look at the life of novelist and Civil War historian Shelby Foote, who died Monday in Memphis at the age of 88.

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