Stephen Cranewas born in 1871, in Newark, New Jersey. He attempted
college twice, the second time failing a theme-writing course while
writing articles for newspapers such as theNew York Tribune.In 1892
Crane moved to the poverty of New York City's Lower East Side-the
Bowery so vividly depicted inMaggie- A Girl of the Streets. In 1894
the serial publication began ofThe Red Badge of Courage,his
acclaimed and widely popular novel of a young soldier's coming of
age in the Civil War. He died in Germany at the age of
twenty-eight,in June of 1900.
Shelby Foote was an American historian and novelist. He 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, andSeptember, September. He is best remembered for his
3-volume historyThe Civil War- A Narrative, which took twenty years
to complete and resulted in his being a featured expert in Ken
Burns' acclaimed PBS documentary, The Civil War. Over the course of
his writing career, Foote was also awarded three Guggenheim
fellowships.Shelby Foote died in 2005 at the age of 88.
"As to 'masterpiece,' there is no doubt that The Red Badge of
Courage is that."
--Joseph Conrad
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