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Shelby Foote
AuthorBooks · Second hand1916-2005
Shelby Dade Foote Jr. was an American writer 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.
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About Shelby Foote
Birth
1916
Death
2005
First book
1958
Years writing
68
Shelby Dade Foote Jr. was an American writer 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.
Shelby Foote was born in Greenville and dedicated his life to exploring American history and fiction.
He is world-renowned for his monumental work, The Civil War: A Narrative.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote a total of 62 works spanning both history and fiction.
His deep knowledge of the state of Mississippi shaped much of his literary style.
Foote masterfully combined his roles as a historian, novelist, and short story writer.
