shelby foote , author of the acclaimed three volume narrative of the american constitutional war , the civil guerre : a biography , died in memphis on july 27 at ages 88 . foote mainly wrote historical nonfiction , both take me down and shiloh . he may be best known for his appearance in author ken burns ' pbs history , the civil war . the modern museum rates foote ' s the civil war : a narrative as number 15 on its inventory of 100 best all - fiction books . he was contracted to write a short history of the civil war by reading house and did more than 20 years on the work eventually delivering the three books .
The Civil War: A Narrative is a book written by Shelby Foote.