![]() ![]() This gripping fictional account of the three bloody days at Gettysburg won Michael Shaara a Pulitzer Prize and a vast, appreciative audience. In 1974, the novel was published with the title The Killer Angels. The pair crisscrossed the historic site, gathering detailed information for the father's novel-in-progress. In 1970, Michael Shaara returned to Gettysburg with his son Jeff. In 1966, he took his family on a vacation to the battlefield and found himself moved. Michael's interest in Gettysburg was prompted by some letters written by his great-grandfather, who had been wounded at the great battle while serving with the 4th Georgia Infantry. In 1952, his son Jeff was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. A native of New Jersey, Michael Shaara grew to be an adventurous young man: over the years, he found work as a sailor, a paratrooper, a policeman, and an English professor at Florida State University. The story of Gods and Generals begins with Michael Shaara, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Killer Angels. ![]() All Random House Large Print Editions are published in a 16-point typeface. ![]() ![]() Bring back the pleasure of reading, read Jeff Shaara in Large Print. ![]()
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