Dept of English and Related Literature at Uni of York (@uoyenglishrl.bsky.social)

#OTD in 1916 #American #author Shelby Foote was born in Mississippi, US. Foote primarily viewed himself as a novelist, but is best known for writing "The Civil War: A Narrative", a history of the American Civil War. Foote wrote by hand with a nib pen, later transcribing into type.

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Shelby Foote | Civil War, Confederate Army, Novelist | Britannica Shelby Foote was an American historian, novelist, and short-story writer known for his works treating the United States Civil War and the American South. Foote attended the University of North… https://buff.ly/igazOTs

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