Private Letters from Before, During and After the Battle of New Orleans, as Printed in the Newspapers of the Time - Softcover

Bowden; Bowden, Mary Weatherspoon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1500495476 ISBN 13: 9781500495473

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The letters contained in this book are not the official ones sent to the Secretary of War; they are private letters written by the ordinary, or extraordinary, participant in the events of the Battle of New Orleans. They were written to the people back home, or to a brother in Virginia, a cousin in Cincinnati or to a fellow militia-man in Mississippi, who had yet to come to New Orleans. Those who received the letters would let their home town newspaper copy them; if the letters were especially interesting, they would be reprinted by other newspapers who received the original newspaper as an exchange paper. The most interesting letters might thus appear in up to fifteen or twenty newspapers, in as many states. As each letter writer was an individual, so each letter has its own personality.

About this title

About the Author

Mary W. Bowden has published three books previously, dealing with early American authors Philip Freneau and Washington Irving. She currently posts a blog for the Headliners Foundation of Texas which carries the news items from newspapers published 200 years ago in the United States. While working on this, she noticed the large numbers of letters printed that gave details of the authors' experiences at New Orleans preparing for, fighting, and finishing up the Battle of New Orleans. Thinking that others might enjoy these personal observations of a major American battle, she decided to present them in book form.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1500495476
• ISBN 13: 9781500495473
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 350