Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Shelby Foote
Born: November 17, 1916
Died: June 27, 2005 (aged 88)
Bio: Shelby Dade Foote, Jr. was an American historian and novelist who wrote The Civil War: A Narrative, a massive, three-volume history of the war.
Known for:
- The Civil War: A Narrative (1986)
- Love in a dry season (1951)
- Stars in their courses (1994)
- September, September (1977)
- Jordan County (1954)