1995
First Published
4.16
Average Rating
320
Number of Pages
The author of Forrest Gump recreates the brave, desperate campaign of Confederate General John Bell Hood to turn the tide of war, from the fall of Atlanta to the tragic climax at Nashville. 40,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.
Avg Rating
4.16
Number of Ratings
402
5 STARS
40%
4 STARS
41%
3 STARS
16%
2 STARS
2%
1 STARS
1%
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Author
Winston Groom
Author · 24 books
Winston Francis Groom Jr. was an American novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for his book Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a film in 1994. Groom was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Mobile, Alabama where he attended University Military School (now known as UMS-Wright Preparatory School). He attended the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Army ROTC, and graduated in 1965. He served in the Army from 1965 to 1969, including a tour in Vietnam. Groom devoted his time to writing history books about American wars. More recently he had lived in Point Clear, Alabama, and Long Island, New York.
