Shelby Dade Foote Jr. 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.
Shelby Foote
Letter from Foote to childhood friend Grant Stockdale (1962)
Shelby Foote historical marker, Greenville, Mississippi (2019)
The Civil War: A Narrative
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. While it touches on political and social themes, the main thrust of the work is military history. The individual volumes include Fort Sumter to Perryville (1958), Fredericksburg to Meridian (1963), and Red River to Appomattox (1974).
Volumes 1–3, hardcover
Image: Foote Vol 1
Image: Foote Vol 2
Image: Foote Vol 3