Shelby Foote

American novelist, historian (1916-2005).

Born November 17th, 1916 in Greenville. [ref]

Died June 27th, 2005 at 88 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Occupations
author, historian, novelist, short story writer, university teacher, writer
Wikipedia

Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black