The Michael Shaara Prize
The Michael Shaara Prize for Excellence in Civil War Fiction is awarded annually to the best historical novel related to the American Civil War. The prize was founded by Jeff Shaara, a best-selling historical novelist, in honor of his father, Michael Shaara. Michael Shaara was the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the The Killer Angels, a novel about the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Prize is administered by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.
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