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06-28-2005, 02:24 PM
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FOFC's Elected Representative
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The stars at night; are big and bright
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Goodbye Shelby Foote
Thanks for the books that got me interested in history.
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06-28-2005, 02:26 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Kansas
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Oh no, hadn't heard this yet.
I just recently began reading the Narrative again, and watched the Ken Burns' civil war documentary. Very sad to hear this. |
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06-28-2005, 04:16 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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It's rare that any author gets a publisher to wait 20 years for a work... and then for it to not only meet, but exceed expectations... truly a brilliant accomplishment.
He will be missed... -Chas |
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06-28-2005, 06:24 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA
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Amen. Rest in Peace Shelby knowing you sparked the interest of many people in the Civil War and history in general. Sparked me so much that I studied that time period in detail and hope to teach it to others. |
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06-28-2005, 06:55 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Henderson, Nevada
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May he rest in peace. I bet he's living in that time period in the afterlife. Experiencing what he wrote about.
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06-28-2005, 06:58 PM
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Poet in Residence
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Charleston, SC
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Saw this today and grieved. I was waiting until I finished the series (just over halfway through) to write him a letter thanking him for his contribution to literature. Guess I just read a little too slow. His is a loss for American letters, and while the vast majority of Americans will never know his name or work, those of us who do offer our sincere appreciation.
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06-28-2005, 07:00 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Early, TX
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Kind of a morbid thought. I hope the afterlife isn't war. Unless he's a Viking of course.
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06-28-2005, 07:41 PM
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College Prospect
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Barnegat, NJ
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06-28-2005, 07:51 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Colorado
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Although Mr. Foote comes from the Douglas S. Freeman mode of Civil War literature, he gets the credit for getting many interested in reading about this fascinating conflict and history in general. For the baby boomers, we had Bruce Catton and for the next generation, we had Shelby Foote along with Ken Burns and James McPherson. Good company indeed.
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