Jeff Shaara
American novelist (born 1952)
Jeffrey Shaara
Shaara at a book signing in 2014
Shaara at a book signing in 2014
Born (1952-02-21) February 21, 1952 (age 73)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
Alma materFlorida State University
GenreHistorical fiction
Notable worksGods and Generals, The Last Full Measure
RelativesMichael Shaara (father)
Website
jeffshaara.com

Jeffrey M. Shaara (born February 21, 1952) is an American novelist and the son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara.[1]

Biography

Jeffrey Shaara was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. He graduated from Florida State University in 1974 with a degree in Criminology[2] and lives in Gettysburg.[3]

He wrote Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure, which are the prequel and sequel, respectively, to his father Michael's award-winning novel The Killer Angels.[4] Jeff followed his father's footsteps upon the latter's death, writing historical fiction and documenting the American wars and their most historically relevant characters. In total, Jeff has written fifteen New York Times bestselling novels.[5]

Jeff delivered the commencement speech at the University of Delaware's 2005 undergraduate ceremony. Jeff has deemed this "one of the most important moments in his life."[6]

He completed a trilogy in 2010 about World War II in the European and North African theaters. A fourth World War II novel, titled The Final Storm, covers the end of the war in the Pacific, and was released on May 17, 2011.[7]

Awards

Shaara received the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction from the American Library Association in 2022 for The Eagle's Claw,[8] in 2018 for The Frozen Hours,[9] in 2005 for To The Last Man: A Novel of The First World War,[10] and in 1997 for Gods and Generals.[11] The American Library Association's Reference and Users Services Association recognized The Steel Wave as a 2009 Notable Book.[12]

He has also been awarded the Lincoln Forum's Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement,[13] New York Civil War Round Table's "Bell I. Wiley Awar,[14] and Florida State University's Artes Award as a Distinguished Alumnus.[15] In 2011, Shaara was inducted into the FSU College of Criminology Hall of Fame and awarded FSU's first annual Distinguished Writer's Award.[16]

Film adaptations

In 2003, Warner Brothers made the major motion picture Gods and Generals, which was based on his book of the same title.[17]

Works

  • Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground (2006) ISBN 9780345464880

Novels

References

  1. ^ "CNN - Like father, like son - July 14, 1998". www.cnn.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Author Q&A: Jeff Shaara". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jeff Shaara | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bookmarks Presents Jeff Shaara, Best-Selling Military Author - Salisbury Post". Salisbury Post. May 28, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Jeff's Bio | Jeff Shaara". jeffshaara.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Commencement speaker felt 'part of UD family'". University of Delaware. June 30, 2005.
  7. ^ "The Final Storm: A Novel of World War II in the Pacific (World War II: 1939-1945 #4)". Goodreads. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  8. ^ "'The Eagles Claw' by Jeff Shaara wins the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction". News and Press Center. May 25, 2022.
  9. ^ CMALDEN (May 8, 2018). "'Frozen Hours: A Novel of Korean War' by Jeff Shaara wins 2018 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction". News and Press Center.
  10. ^ "W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "Awards and Honors". Archived from the original on December 21, 2014.
  13. ^ "lincolnforum | Richard Nelson Current Award". lincolnforum. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  14. ^ "Civil War Round Table of New York | Bell I. Wiley Award". www.cwrtnyc.org. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  15. ^ "Vires, Artes, Mores | A university-wide donor recognition society". vam.fsu.edu. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  16. ^ "Cassidy & Fishman Inc » Blog Archive » Jeff Shaara". www.cassidyandfishman.com.
  17. ^ "Gods and Generals". www.warnerbros.com. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  • "Interview with Jeff Shaara", by Gene Santoro, HistoryNet.com, September 2009.
  • "Meet Jeff Shaara" official website
  • "Author Jeff Shaara" 3 interviews at BookReporter.com: May 16, 2008; November 10, 2006; October 2004.
  • "Interview with Best-Selling Author Jeff Shaara", by Greg Caggiano, January 24, 2011.
  • Author's website
  • Interview on The Rising Tide at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on November 30, 2006
  • Video or audio interview by Karen Saupe on Inner Compass
  • Video interview on The Steel Wave
  • Interview on his father and No Less Than Victory at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on February 4, 2010
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
    • In Depth interview with Shaara, September 7, 2003
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