Michael Shaara - Video Biography

AS SEEN ON THE "HISTORY CHANNEL"
From The Producers of the Acclaimed Television Series
CIVIL WAR JOURNAL
GREYSTONEHISTORY.COM
Presents

MICHAEL SHAARA
A Dramatic Biography
On the Author of
THE KILLER ANGELS

The Killer Angels is considered by many to be the best Civil War novel ever written. It was a national bestseller, earned the 1975 Pulitzer Prize, and was the basis for the popular film "Gettysburg". Yet little is known about the book's author Michael Shaara.

This video traces the highlights of Shaara's dramatic and multifaceted life, from his promising youth in Jersey City to his stints as a paratrooper, amateur boxer, policeman and teacher....from the triumph of winning the Pulitzer Prize to the tragedy of a motor cycle accident that left him brain damaged until his untimely death in 1988.

Through unprecedented access to the Shaara family archives and intimate interviews with Shaara's widow, Helen, his daughter, Lila and son, Jeff, this documentary offers personal insights into the man who brought the battle of Gettysburg to life for millions of readers. This program is must viewing for anyone who is a Civil War buff, a reader of classic literature or a lover of American family sagas.

This 60 minute VHS documentary is narrated by distinguished actor Kevin Conway and produced by Greystone Communications Group, Inc.