Shelby Foote Buried Near Civil War Dead

Yahoo - AP ^ | 7/1/05 | WOODY BAIRD

[doodad]

One from Georgia one from Mississippi. It is certainly possible.

[SuziQ]

Stacy Allen, Shiloh's chief historian, said park flags were lowered to half-staff in Foote's honor.

What an honor for Mr. Foote.

[wardaddy]

Captain Little Axe BUMP! (James Street...another great homey)

[SuziQ]

Actually, I've never read any of his books; an oversight which will shortly be remedied.

[RKB-AFG]

Thanks for the ping as always - I hope everything goes well for you and get well soon!

[tubebender]

His narration really transported you into the sole of the letter writer. I have the video and it's still in shrink wrap. My son got them for me one Christmas because we watched the series together. Of course he also got me Rocky and his Friends...

[WKB]

Thanks for the ping as always - I hope everything goes well for you and get well soon!



Your welcome. Anytime
I am doing very well.
If I could break this addiction I have
I would be fine.
"Hello my name is WKB and I'm a Freeper"
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[WKB]

I thought you were on vacation.

So this is for you too


"Hello my name is Wardaddy and I'm a Freeper"

[leadpenny]

http://www.booktv.org/Feature/index.asp?segID=1679&schedID=374

Book TV Programs
A Weekly Look at Selected Book TV Programs

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On Saturday, July 2 at 4:00 pm

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Re-air of the 2001 program In Depth: Shelby Foote
Watch

Description: In September 2001, Book TV traveled to Shelby Foote's home in Memphis, Tennessee. This three hour program looks at Mr. Foote's complete body of work. The Civil War historian died Monday, June 27th, at age 88.

Author Bio: Shelby Foote was born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1916. He attended the University of North Carolina from 1935 to 1937 where he frequently contributed to the school literary magazine Carolina. Mr. Foote’s first novel, "Tournament," was published in 1949. It was followed quickly by four other works of fiction: "Follow Me Down (1950)," "Love in a Dry Season (1951)," "Shiloh (1952)", and "Jordan County (1954)". The success of "Shiloh" prompted Random House publisher Bennett Cerf to ask Mr. Foote to write a short history of the Civil War to be published for the hundredth anniversary of the conflict. He eventually worked on this three-volume history of the war for twenty years, finally completing it in 1974.The trilogy includes "Fort Sumter to Perryville," published in 1958, "Fredericksburg to Meridian" published in 1963, and finally "Red River to Appomattox," published in 1974. In 1977 Shelby Foote published "September, September," a novel about events in the south in 1957. In the early 1990s, Shelby Foote participated in Ken Burns’ PBS documentary of the Civil War. In 1998, Jay Tolson edited and published "The Correspondence of Shelby Foote & Walker Percy," documenting Foote's sixty year friendship with southern novelist Walker Percy through the letters they exchanged. Also in 1998, Shelby Foote wrote a 10,000 word introduction to a new Modern Library edition of Stephen Crane's "Red Badge of Courage", the 19th century classic Civil War novel. Mr. Foote has been a Guggenheim Fellow, and a lecturer at the University of Virginia and Memphis State. At the time of his death June 27th, Shelby Foote lived in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife Gwen Rapier.

Publisher: Random House 299 Park Avenue New York, NY 10171

[Capn TrVth]

I just watched the BookTV Cspan2 interview with Foote in his bedroom. It was fantastic.

I've never seen anyone age so well, he was mid 80's looked to be in his mid 60's to me.

And yes, he did have an incredible voice.

[veronica]

"The Civil War" may be the best documentary ever made, in large part due to Shelby Foote. He educated so many about a time that seemed remote. He put a human face on the Civil War for many people, me included.

[muir_redwoods]

I miss him already. I wish I could thank him for his work.

[wardaddy]

My aunt had a Mac...which I could barely navigate....a G7 or something....helluva machine

I'm home now