New York: Random House, 1977. 1st Edition . Cloth-Backed Boards. Very Good/Good. 8vo. 302 pp. A novel. From the library of author and physicist Murray Gell-Mann (Nobel Prize 1969), with his book plate. Upper portion of front board unevenly sunned, otherwise Fine. Jacket priceclipped, lightly sunned, handled, edgeworn, bumped at head and heel of spine and folds, with a few tiny chips and tears at edges.

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Shelby Foote was born on November 7, 1916 in Greenville, Mississippi, and attended school there until he entered the University of North Carolina. During World War II he served as a captain of field artillery but never saw combat. After World War II he worked briefly for the Associated Press in their New York bureau. In 1953 he moved to Memphis, where he lived for the remainder of his life.Foote was the author of six novels: Tournament , Follow Me Down , Love in a Dry Season , Shiloh , Jordan County , and September, September . He is best remembered for his 3-volume history The Civil War: A Narrative , which took twenty years to complete and resulted in his being a featured expert in Ken Burns' acclaimed Civil War documentary. Over the course of his writing career, Foote was also awarded three Guggenheim fellowships.Shelby Foote died in 2005 at the age of 88.

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Bookseller: Crane's Bill Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 011507
Title: September September
Author: Foote, Shelby
Format/Binding: Cloth-Backed Boards
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0394407210
ISBN 13: 9780394407210
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1977
Size: 8vo
Keywords: NOISBN
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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