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Michael Shaara (June 23, 1928 - May 5, 1988) was an American writer of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. Historical fiction is a sub-genre of Fiction that often portrays alternate accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events He was born to Italian immigrant parents (the family name was originally spelled Sciarra) in Jersey City, New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University in 1951, and served as an airborne infantry officer in the Korean War. Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the

Before Shaara began selling science fiction stories to fiction magazines in the 1950s, he was an amateur boxer and police officer. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive He later taught literature at Florida State University while continuing to write fiction. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The stress of this and his smoking caused him to have a heart attack at the early age of 36; which he fully recovered from. His novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. Background and movement to battle See also [[Gettysburg Campaign]] [[Gettysburg Battlefield]] [[Gettysburg Confederate order of battle]] [[Confederate order of battle]] The Killer Angels ( 1974) is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author preferably dealing with American life The year 1975 in literature involved some significant events and new books Shaara died of another heart attack in 1988. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

Shaara's son, Jeffrey Shaara, is also a popular writer of historical fiction; most notably sequels to his father's best-known novel. Jeffrey M Shaara (born 1952) is an American novelist, the son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work His most famous is the prequel to The Killer Angels, Gods and Generals. The Killer Angels ( 1974) is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. Gods and Generals is a Novel which serves as a Prequel to Michael Shaara 's 1974 Pulitzer Prize -winning work about the Jeffrey was the one to finally get Michael's last book, For Love of the Game, published three years after he died. For Love of the Game is a novel by Pulitzer Prize -winning author Michael Shaara, published posthumously in 1991. Today there is a Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, established by Jeffrey Shaara, awarded yearly at Gettysburg College.

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NAME Shaara, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Science fiction author and historical novelist
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Jersey City, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1988
PLACE OF DEATH
The Broken Place, is a novel by Michael Shaara, the author of The Killer Angels, For Love of the Game, and The Noah Conspiracy The Killer Angels ( 1974) is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The Noah Conspiracy is a 1981 novel by Michael Shaara, author of The Killer Angels and For Love of the Game. Soldier Boy (aka X Minus One #71 56-10-17 Soldier Boy) is a 1953 science fiction short story by Michael Shaara, about a soldier boy who saves For Love of the Game is a novel by Pulitzer Prize -winning author Michael Shaara, published posthumously in 1991. Alpha 9 is a Science fiction Anthology edited by Robert Silverberg first published in 1978. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
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