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Michael Shaara, American author and academic (died 1988)
Michael Shaara was an American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. In 1997, Jeffrey Shaara established the annual Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, awarded at Gettysburg College. His novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975.
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Michael Shaara was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Michael Shaara's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1928 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.21 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $6,200 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,800 | $67,500 |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.02 | $0.73 |
| Population | 120.5M | 341 million |
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