Order of Winston Groom Books
Winston Groom was an American author of both fiction and non-fiction. He is best known for his novel Forrest Gump, which was adapted to the Academy Award-winning film by Robert Zemeckis. Groom originally wanted to take after his father and become a lawyer, but ended up choosing to become a writer. He served in the U.S. Army in the ’60s and went to Vietnam. Upon his return, Winston worked as a journalist and then transitioned to being a novelist. Forrest Gump, his most famous work, sold 1.7 million copies worldwide.
Winston Groom began his career as an author in 1978 with the novel Better Times Than These. Winston Groom passed on September 17th, 2020. Below is a list of Winston Groom’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Forrest Gump Books
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Forrest Gump |
(1986) |
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Gump & Co. |
(1995) |
Publication Order of Forrest Gump Non-Fiction Books
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Gumpisms |
(1994) |
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The Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Cookbook |
(1994) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Better Times Than These |
(1978) |
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As Summer Dies |
(1980) |
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Conversations With the Enemy |
(1983) |
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Only |
(1984) |
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Gone the Sun |
(1996) |
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Such a Pretty, Pretty Girl |
(1997) |
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El Paso |
(2016) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Shrouds of Glory |
(1995) |
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The Crimson Tide |
(2000) |
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A Storm in Flanders |
(2002) |
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1942 |
(2005) |
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Patriotic Fire |
(2006) |
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Vicksburg, 1863 |
(2009) |
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Kearny’s March |
(2011) |
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Shiloh, 1862 |
(2012) |
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Ronald Reagan Our 40th President |
(2012) |
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The Aviators |
(2013) |
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The Generals |
(2015) |
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The Allies |
(2018) |
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The Patriots |
(2020) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Stories from the Blue Moon Café |
(2002) |
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Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit |
(2010) |
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Alabama Noir |
(2020) |
Note: Conversations with the Enemy was co-authored by Duncan Spencer.