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About Me

Hello everyone and/or anyone,I have long debated whether to begin work on a page such as this. Seemed a bit trendy, more for the younger crowd, etc, but I have decided to see what comes of it. It surely can't hurt to get some additional exposure for the book.Where to begin....? It probably is best to simply say that this book has exceeded anything I could have ever imagined. I told myself, and a number of other people, that if I sold 1,000 copies I would be happy. Let's be realistic, non-fiction books about military campaigns, are not exactly bestsellers. At this point, without giving away too much info, I left 1,000 copies behind long ago.The book was released on April 1, 2006 so the one year anniversary is quickly approaching and the books shows no signs of letting up. One thing I did hear early on appears to be true. Unlike many fiction books, good non-fiction has no expected life span. Frankly the same book can go on indefinitely, selling at a steady pace. God knows books written by Stephen Ambrose will be selling well for decades.More later....

My Blog

Groups, speeches, and busy, busy, busy

This coming weekend I will be speaking to the Sultana Association and leading them around Franklin. The following week I will be doing the same for the John Bell Hood Society. Last week I ...
Posted by Eric A. Jacobson on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:29:00 PST

Speaking

Well I'm off tomorrow to speak on Saturday at the Central Illinois Civil War Symposium in Decatur. Should be a great deal of fun. Also spoke to the United Daughters of the Confederacy yest...
Posted by Eric A. Jacobson on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:16:00 PST

Upcoming

Okay, so I'm still deciding what book number three will be. The first book took 10 years so I guess I can spend a little time making sure number three will be at least reasonably good. As fall a...
Posted by Eric A. Jacobson on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:14:00 PST

Symposium

Well let's just say the last several days have been hectic. Spent two days giving battlefield tours around Franklin and was involved in three speaking engagements at the Marriott in Franklin.&nb...
Posted by Eric A. Jacobson on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:07:00 PST

Finally some more info.....

Well the second edition of For Cause & For Country has been released - another 2,000 copies ready to go. My second book, The McGavock Confederate Cemetery, was also released just a few weeks...
Posted by Eric A. Jacobson on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:44:00 PST

Book Orders

If anyone is interested in purchasing the book, feel free to visit www.battleoffranklin.org. Ordering info, etc. is available there....
Posted by Eric A. Jacobson on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:22:00 PST