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“The frontier regulars did the job.”

Fort Davis by Robert Wooster

October 29, 2022 by Halbs Leave a Comment

Last month, my family made our first pilgrimage to West Texas. We stayed at the idyllic Fort Davis State Park, spent some time in Alpine and Marfa, and attended a Star Party at the McDonald Observatory. Quite the weekend! It may not surprise you at all to find out that Fort Davis is named after an actual “Fort Davis.” It was one on a series of forts leading across Texas to help move settlers West. Fort Davis is now a National Historic Site , more […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Confederate States of America, Robert Wooster, Texas, U.S. history

Halbs's CBR14 Review No:33 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Confederate States of America, Robert Wooster, Texas, U.S. history ·
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Outgunned, outmanned, outnumbered, outplanned….

February 2, 2017 by ingres77 3 Comments

I’ve long been interested in the American presidency. I’ve read,  perhaps, more about the various men to have served that role than any other particular historical subject. Over the last 2+ years participating in the Cannonball, I’ve read about 20 biographies of various presidents. I have books on the office itself, not just the men who’ve sat in it. I’ve read countless articles and think pieces. And in all of this, Jefferson Davis, one and only president of the Confederate States of America, is never […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: American History, civil war, Confederate States of America, Embattled Rebel, James M. McPherson, Jefferson Davis, Presidency

ingres77's CBR9 Review No:4 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: American History, civil war, Confederate States of America, Embattled Rebel, James M. McPherson, Jefferson Davis, Presidency ·
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