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Author Archives: SeanMichaelChick
Robert E. Lee: Brave Leader
In the 1980’s and 1990’s I was periodically given a catalog for Troll Associates, which published children’s books. Among them were various history books. In the library I had already checked books from the World at War series, the first … Continue reading
Railroads: “I took to it quite naturally.” Beauregard as Railroad Executive
In 1865 P.G.T. Beauregard entered upon his next act of life widowed, defeated, and without much money. Beauregard returned to New Orleans, which had escaped the destruction that laid waste other cities. It was still a premiere commercial center and … Continue reading
Thoughts on “Madame Castel’s Lodger”
New Orleans has produced a fair number of notable authors, in particular George Washington Cable, John Kennedy Toole, and Anne Rice. However, it is more famous as the inspiration for writers of the first rank: Thomas “Tennessee” Williams III, William … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Memory
Tagged Beauregard, fiction, Francis Parkinson Keyes, Lost Cause, Madame Castel's Lodger, Memory, New Orleans
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On Watching Gone with the Wind in 2018
Patricia Dawn Chick (born Acker) was my mother. Her favorite movie was Gone with the Wind. It might seem odd since she was from Indiana, but her roots went back to the Dossett family of Kentucky. They were ripped apart … Continue reading
Book Review: “The Last Siege: The Mobile Campaign, Alabama 1865”
When Ulysses S. Grant looked back at the 1865 Mobile Campaign, he had an uncharitable view of the victory, writing that it was “eminently successful, but without any good result. Indeed much valuable property was destroyed and many lives lost … Continue reading
Polk’s Resting Place
Leonidas Polk remains something of an elusive figure to military historians. He owed his high rank to his friendship with Jefferson Davis. But Polk could have risen up the officer ranks on his own. He was charismatic, well-connected, wealthy, and … Continue reading
