Shelby Foote: Quick Facts


Facts

Born November 17, 1916 • Greenville • Mississippi • (Birthday in 4 days)
Died June 27, 2005 (aged 88) • Memphis • Tennessee
Notable Works “Fort Sumter to Perryville” • “Fredericksburg to Meridian” • “Red River to Appomattox” • “Shiloh” • “The Civil War: A Narrative”

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John Bach McMaster
American historian
James B. Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in a suit and red tie, smiling in front of a U.S. flag and blue background.
James Comey
American attorney and law enforcement official
Lew Wallace
Lewis Wallace
American author, soldier, and diplomat
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Fred Harris
American politician, educator, and writer
Richard Wright
Richard Wright
American writer
Mercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren
American writer and historian
Portrait of Tennessee Williams wearing a suit and tie, looking toward the camera with a slight smile.
Tennessee Williams
American playwright
Helen Hamilton Gardener
Helen Hamilton Gardener
American writer, reformer and public official
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Homer Lea
American soldier and author
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John P. Kennedy
American author and statesman
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Carl Van Doren
American critic
Marietta Holley.
Marietta Holley
American humorist
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
American abolitionist, orator, publisher, and author
From author to vice president
JD Vance
vice president of United States
Adams, Henry
Henry Adams
American historian
Frederick Jackson Turner
Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
American actress and diplomat
Kennan, George F.
George F. Kennan
American diplomat and historian
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Charles A. Beard
American historian
George Bancroft, photograph by Mathew Brady
George Bancroft
American historian