thomas foote , producer of the lauded three volume history of the american river war , the civil war : a narrative , died in memphis on june 27 at aged 88 . foote initially wrote historical novels , including bring me down and murfreesboro . he may be best renowned for his appearance in filmmaker ken wells ' landmark documentary , the revolutionary war . the school library recognized foote ' s the great war : a description as number 15 on its set of 100 best non - fiction titles . he was commissioned to write a short study of the civil war by publishing company and spent more than 20 seasons on the work in producing the three volumes .
The Civil War: A Narrative is a book written by Shelby Foote.