Michael Shaara
Author profile
born
June 23, 1928
in Jersey City, New Jersey, The United States
died
May 05, 1988
gender
male
genre
|
The Killer Angels
— published 1974 — 45 editions |
|
|
The Civil War Trilogy
— published 1999 — 2 editions |
|
|
For Love of the Game
— published 2010 — 12 editions |
|
|
The Noah Conspiracy
— 3 editions |
|
|
The Broken Place
— published 1968 — 3 editions |
|
|
Soldier Boy
— published 1982 |
|
|
Conquest Over Time
— published 2010 — 5 editions |
|
|
The Book
— published 1953 — 6 editions |
|
|
Wainer
— 2 editions |
|
|
Extreme Sci-Fi Pulp
by Michael Shaara, Murray Leinster, Edmond Hamilton — published 2011 |
“There's nothing so much like a god on earth as a General on a battlefield.”
― Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels
― Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels
“The thing about the heart was that you could not coax it or force it, as you could any other disease. Will power meant nothing.”
― Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War
― Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War
“The truth is, Colonel, that there's no divine spark, bless you. There's many a man alive no more value than a dead dog. Believe me, when you've seen them hang each other...Equality? Christ in Heaven. What I'm fighting for is the right to prove I'm a better man than many. Where have you seen this divine spark in operation, Colonel? Where have you noted this magnificent equality? The Great White Joker in the Sky dooms us all to stupidity or poverty from birth. no two things on earth are equal or have an equal chance, not a leaf nor a tree. There's many a man worse than me, and some better, but I don't think race or country matters a damn. What matters is justice. 'Tis why I'm here. I'll be treated as I deserve, not as my father deserved. I'm Kilrain, and I God damn all gentlemen. I don't know who me father was and I don't give a damn. There's only one aristocracy, and that's right here - " he tapped his white skull with a thick finger - "and YOU, Colonel laddie, are a member of it and don't even know it. You are damned good at everything I've seen you do, a lovely soldier, an honest man, and you got a good heart on you too, which is rare in clever men. Strange thing. I'm not a clever man meself, but I know it when I run across it. The strange and marvelous thing about you, Colonel darlin', is that you believe in mankind, even preachers, whereas when you've got my great experience of the world you will have learned that good men are rare, much rarer than you think.”
― Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels
― Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels
Polls
Jan/Feb Group Read Poll: American Civil War theme.
91 total votes
2 comments
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Next Best Boo...: OFFICIAL SPRING CHALLENGE - 2009 | 6462 | 7918 | 14 giu. 14:57 | |
| European Royalty: Jul 1 - Aug 1: Nominating | 20 | 38 | 15 giu. 18:41 | |
| Glens Falls (NY) ...: From Writer's Almanac: Book rejected 15 times... wins Pulitzer Prize. | 1 | 6 | 23 giu. 12:13 | |
| Historical Fictio...: * The Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List: Chapter 1, Historical Fiction | 5 | 1018 | 03 ago. 20:14 | |
| The Seasonal Read...: By Blood or Marriage (25.2) | 41 | 223 | 24 ago. 14:23 | |
| The Seasonal Read...: FALL CHALLENGE 2009 QUESTIONS | 924 | 914 | 29 nov. 16:46 | |
| The History Book ...: HF - READING LIST | 2 | 162 | 30 nov. 20:28 | |
| The History Book ...: HF - KILLER ANGELS - SYLLABUS | 7 | 63 | 13 dic. 06:55 | |
| The History Book ...: 1. KILLER ANGELS (HF) ~ FOREWARD, CHAPTER 1 (IX - XV + THE SPY) (01/04/10 - 01/10/10) ~ No spoilers, please | 49 | 54 | 11 gen. 12:15 |































