Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tournament | 1949 | Shelby Foote | Buy |
| 2 | Follow Me Down | 1950 | Shelby Foote | Buy |
| 3 | Love in a Dry Season | 1951 | Shelby Foote | Buy |
| 4 | Shiloh | 1952 | Shelby Foote | Buy |
| 5 | September, September | 1978 | Shelby Foote | Buy |
Shelby Foote published five novels between 1949 and 1978. Tournament (1949) was his debut, followed by Follow Me Down (1950), Love in a Dry Season (1951), and Shiloh (1952). His final novel, September, September (1978), came after a long gap during which he was consumed by his Civil War history project.
Shiloh stands out as his most acclaimed novel, using multiple narrators from both Union and Confederate sides to recreate the battle. His other novels are set in the Mississippi Delta and explore Southern life, race, class, and the weight of history on the present. The long gap between Shiloh and September, September reflects the twenty years Foote devoted to his non-fiction Civil War trilogy.