Shelby Foote Quotes


Generally the first week in September brings the hottest weather of the year, and this was no exception. Overhead the fans turned slow, their paddle blades stirring the air up close to the ceiling but nowheres else.


Citations

Foote, Shelby. September, September. Random House, 1978, p. 3.

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Shelby Foote
Shelby Foote
  • Born: November 17, 1916
  • Died: June 27, 2005
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Shelby Dade Foote Jr. was an American writer, historian and journalist. Although he viewed himself primarily as a novelist, he is now best known for his The Civil War: A Narrative, a three-volume history of the American Civil War.