Shelby Foote, the Civil War, a Narrative, Volume 10Author and historian Shelby Foote was born in Greenville, Mississippi on November 17, 1916. He was educated at the University of North Carolina and served with the U.S. Army artillery during World War II. He was dismissed in 1944 for using a government vehicle against regulations. He later enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, but did not see active duty. After being discharged from the military, he briefly became a journalist. He has written short stories, plays, and longer works, but is best known for his three-volume narrative history of the Civil War. |
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PROLOGUE | 6 |
Reëvaluation | 47 |
Paducah Fort Pillow Plymouth | 131 |
Copyright | |
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