In my own humble opinion, America lost a historian, writer, storyteller and gentleman of the highest order last night.
Civil War historian Shelby Foote dead at 88
Given enough time, even the roughest edges and the most acute angles will soften ... and so will the sharpest points of contention among us. We are more alike than we know, or care to admit.
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A great author, historian, former Army Officer [WWII] and a nice man. I was lucky to have had the chance to speak with him briefly at the reception in his honor when he spoke here in Midland.
I agree with ALL of the above.
Re: his military service ... he was an artillery captain during the war ... discharged after a disagreement with his colonel ... he couldn't take sitting out the war, so he enlisted in the Marines ... he was told by his fellow recruits that a former Army Captain might make a good Marine Private ... TRUE story! :-)
Seriously, though, I think I'll go back and watch Ken Burns' series ... we can always read Foote, of course ... but to hear him TELL those stories ... now THAT's special.
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