Historian, Novelist Shelby Foote Dies

The AP Reports Novelist and historian Shelby Foote, whose Southern storyteller’s touch inspired millions to read his multivolume work on the Civil War, has died. He was 88.

Foote, a Mississippi native and longtime Memphis resident, wrote six novels but is best remembered for his three-volume, 3,000-page history of the Civil War and his appearance on the PBS series “The Civil War.”

June 28, 2005 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. Anonymous Patron says:
    June 29, 2005 at 7:30 pm

    Death and book sales
    I am sometimes suprised by the impact on book sales that happen due to an authors death. Mr. Foote’s 3 volume book on the civil war list for $75 in paperback. The book is currently in the top 100 bestselling books at Amazon.
    The Civil War: A Narrative

    Many people know of Mr. Foote because of Ken Burns documentary.
    The Civil War – A Film by Ken Burns

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