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Shelby Dade Foote Jr. (November 17, 1916 – June 27, 2005) was an American writer, historian and journalist. 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 .
Apr 18, 2024 · 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.
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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...
Jun 29, 2005 · Shelby Foote was a novelist and a historian who wrote a three-volume, 3,000 page history of the Civil War. He became a celebrity after being interviewed by Ken Burns for his 11-hour series on the war.
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.
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Jun 28, 2005 · Novelist and historian Shelby Foote died Monday night. He was 88. The native Mississippian gained a sort of celebrity when he lent his gravelly voice to Ken Burns' PBS documentary series The...
Shelby Foote. 4.53. 7,883 ratings379 reviews. The Civil A Narrative (Hardcover, 3 Vol. Gift Set) A stunning literary and historical achievement, the three volumes of Shelby Foote’s THE CIVIL WAR vividly bring to life the four years of torment and strife that altered American life forever.
