Civil War (Jeff Shaara)

“Civil War” is a set of historical novels by Jeff Shaara the award-winning and bestselling novelist from Tallahassee, Florida. Jeff had always been interested in history though for the most part because he was influenced by Michael Shaara his father who was also a history buff. He attended Florida State University and got his bachelors in Criminology, before he went on to work as a coin and precious metal dealer in Florida. He got his start as a professional author when he wrote “Gods and Generals” in 1996. The novel opened the floodgates as he became one of the most prolific and popular historical fiction authors. From that time on, he averaged about a novel every other year and has maintained the same frequency ever since. With his interest in history, he has been involved in writing not only about the Civil War but also in the Mexican War and the American Revolution, in which he has published several novels. His debut novel “Gods and Generals” was adapted into “Gods and Generals” a Warner Brothers movie that was released in 2003. Apart from getting his novels adapted into movies he has also received several awards from Florida State University.