Dan Lee

The Jackson Purchase is the far western section of Kentucky. In 1861, it was a rich agricultural and iron producing region. It also controlled the mouths of the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers, as well as that middle stretch of the mighty Mississippi where it transitions from a northern to a southern river. The Purchase was the riverine gateway to the Deep South. The obvious military importance of the region caused both the Federal and Confederate governments to pour material resources and military talent into the Purchase in an effort to hold it and defend it against the incursions of their enemies. The Jackson Purchase was the Civil War training ground of such army officers as U.S. Grant, C.F. Smith, Leonidas Polk, Lloyd Tilghman, and the navy's own Andrew H. Foote, commander of the Federal "Brown Water Navy." Four major amphibious battles were fought for control of the area: Columbus-Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and Island Number Ten. This book tells the story of the bloody years 1861 and 1862 and the tense, contested Union occupation that followed in the region known as "The South Carolina of Kentucky."

Five adventure/romance stories in this single volume collection about young adults (18-35). Action, Romance, Adventure all encompassed in this ca. 1955-60 volume, including: "The Trickster", tribulations of graduating seniors; business success, music, performing arts, love lost and love found in "Music Maestro"; the excitement following two investigative reporters in "Quiet One"; a murderous chase in the forest, building a community theater musical success in "Limelight"; and, a challenged young man brings a community together through music in "Cup O' Music".Romance, action, adventure, danger in five easy-to-read stories. Available in Paperback and E-Book formats.

Is white-collar crime victimless? Often, it becomes a deadly game when the powerful become greedy.This is the delightful and sometimes heart-wrenching story of two young beginning reporters not yet out of their teens trying to survive in 1958. Mature beyond their years, they heroically wade into the murky waters of widespread official fraud, corruption, murder, and engage in a new war against domestic abuse and violence On his 19th birthday, Toby Miller has-compared with others his age-experienced a lifetime of tragedy. There are always consequences to actions, and destiny has a tough road for this engineering hopeful turned journalist, and his beautiful partner. You will absolutely love this couple.Mob danger lurks around every corner, and professional challenges are a daily occurrence in a pressure-packed big newspaper environment.Romantic and exciting, you may just learn something about what occurs when a young adult heads to US Army basic training, how a medium-size city newspaper used to operate in the 1950s "hot type" days, and the need for community-wide understanding of domestic violence.

Thomas J. Wood, Kentuckian, graduated fifth in his West Point class in 1846 and joined the staff of General Zachary Taylor. The Mexican War was just beginning and Wood fought in several battles after which he served under General Winfield Scott in Mexico City. In 1861, Wood became a brigadier general of volunteers and began his Civil War service with the Army of the Cumberland, with whom he fought in every campaign and most of its major battles. Wood has never before been the subject of a full length biography but is well known for a notorious lapse of judgment resulting in a Confederate breakthrough at Chickamauga that shattered the Union right flank and threatened the survival of the Army of the Cumberland. It is a moment in the war still argued about. Wood learned from his mistake, became a better general from that time on (notably at Missionary Ridge and Nashville), and redeemed himself in the eyes of his fellow officers and his civilian superiors.

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was completed just as the first salvos of the Civil War erupted. As one of the few railroads linking the North and South, the L&N was valuable to both the Union and the Confederacy. Consequently, its route became a fiercely contested corridor of fire and blood. This history recounts the numerous military events along the L&N in the years 1861 through 1865, and also examines the still-resonant theme of the relationship between a major corporation and the government during a time of national crisis.

Lovell Harrison Rousseau was a distinguished Union general in the Civil War, but he was more than a soldier. A defense attorney, Rousseau served as a state legislator in Indiana and Kentucky before the war. After the war, Rousseau served as a congressman before returning to the service in 1867 as a brigadier general. This biography covers Rousseau's childhood challenges, varied career, and ambiguous attitude toward blacks.