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Michael Shaara

Born: June 23, 1928
Died: May 5, 1988 (aged 59)
Bio: Michael Shaara was an American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction.
Known for:
- The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War (1974)
- The Civil War Trilogy
- For Love of the Game
- Conquest Over Time
- The Broken Place (1968)