Shelby Foote
RIP, Shelby Foote. Who never forgot that the root of history is "story." Who helped teach me that the past doesn't belong to angry academics, and that the genial South still has a voice in America.
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
About the Author
Bats right, throws left. Journalist since 1983. Shares a birthday with de Tocqueville. Can't say more without getting fired."He’s an expert at this sort of thing." -Marc Schulman
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Previous Posts
- Shocked, Shocked!
- Throe Up
- Foot Shooting
- Obama and Abraham
- Two Anecdotes and an Economist
- The Media Game
- 'Tet' in Baghdad
- The Book Thing
- Holy Foley
- Supreme Court
