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About Allen Mesch

Allen is an author, educator, and historian. He has written nine books: The Analyst; Teacher of Civil War Generals; Your Affectionate Father, Charles F. Smith; Charles A. Marvin - "One Year. Six Months, and Eleven Days", Preparing for Disunion, Ebenezer Allen - Statesman, Entrepreneur, and Spy, The Forgotten Texas Statesman, The Third Rebellion, and The Traitor. He taught classes on the American Civil War at Collin College. He has visited more than 130 Civil War sites and given presentations at Civil War Roundtables.

Rejection

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Allen Mesch

Rejection is not a word that an author wants to hear or read. This publishing decline can assume many forms: “doesn’t fit with our current offerings,” “our publishing schedule is full,” “you work is too [long or short],” and “your … Continue reading →

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Ebenezer Allen – Statesman, Entrepreneur, and Spy

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Allen Mesch

I am happy to announce that the unredacted edition of Ebenezer Allen – Statesman, Entrepreneur, and Spy has been delivered to a potential publisher. The edition is 443 double-spaced pages with over 90 illustrations, and 700 footnotes.   Now I … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Joy of Editing

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Allen Mesch

The public has this image of the writer sitting at his desk or her computer composing brilliant prose. It looks effortless. Perfect writing at first touch of fingers on keyboard. Oh, I wish it was that simple. As Charlotte Ahlin … Continue reading →

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World Book Day

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Allen Mesch

Today is World Book Day! Please get a copy of one of my books. The Analyst – $16 for paperback and $0 for Kindle Unlimited members Teacher of Civil War Generals: Major General Charles Ferguson Smith, Soldier and West Point … Continue reading →

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Another Review of Teacher of Civil War Generals

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Allen Mesch

I just learned about  new review of Teacher of Civil War Generals on the StrategyPage – The News as History.  A. A. Nofi’s review reports, “Mesch does an excellent job of telling Smith’s story, while helping the reader get a … Continue reading →

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Civil War Art Work

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Allen Mesch

Please allow me to brag about my brother-in-law, James Irwin. Jim is an excellent painter and asked me to supply some Civil War photographs as subject matter for his art work. Today, Jim sent me three of his paintings. Battle … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Disunion

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Allen Mesch

I am pleased to announce that Preparing for Disunion – West Point Commandants and the Training of Civil War Leaders is now available from McFarland Publishers, Inc. and Amazon. Between 1817 and 1864, sixteen officers were assigned as Commandant of … Continue reading →

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Author vs. Writer

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Allen Mesch

I know some of you have been staying awake all night wondering about the difference between an author and writer.  Consider the following definitions: A writer is a person who writes a book, article, or any literary piece, while an … Continue reading →

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Be Kind to Authors

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Allen Mesch

Please be kind to your author friends—buy their books!

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Museums to Visit

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Allen Mesch

I’m back in Plano, Texas after a busy three weeks away. Most of the time was spent on some hard work at my mother-in-law’s house in Binghamton, New York. Before we arrived in New York, we stayed several days at … Continue reading →

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