Join Books.org — it's free

Fiction, Fiction Subjects
Jordan County: A Landscape in Narrative by Shelby Foote — book cover

Jordan County: A Landscape in Narrative

by Shelby Foote, Tom Parker
Write a review
Log in to track your reading progress.

Overview

Here is an unforgettable fictional chronicle of seven generations in Jordan County, Mississippi—a place where the traumas of slavery, war, and Reconstruction are as tangible as geological formations.

Synopsis

Here is an unforgettable fictional chronicle of seven generations in Jordan County, Mississippi—a place where the traumas of slavery, war, and Reconstruction are as tangible as geological formations.

About the Author, Shelby Foote

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.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet. Log in to write one.

Book Details

Published
November 1, 2004
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Format
MP3 Book
ISBN
9780786133529

More by Shelby Foote

Similar books