John C. "Jack" Waugh, is a veteran former newspaper correspondent and bureau chief. Since 1989, he has turned his talents to historical subjects. His first book, The Class of 1846, won the New York CWRT's Fletcher Pratt award. In 2000 he received the Grady McWhiney Award of Merit by the Dallas CWRT. He has also written Sam Bell Maxey and the Confederate Indians, Last Stand at Mobile and Reelecting Lincoln, the Battle for the 1864 Presidency. His book, Surviving the Confederacy was published in September 2002. In early 2003, Edwin Cole Bearss: History's Pied Piper, a tribute to one of America's great historians, was published. Jack is a resident of Pantego, Texas, and a member and popular speaker at the CWRT Dallas.
Books
On the Brink of Civil War: The Compromise of 1850 and How it Changed the Course of American History
Reelecting Lincoln; The Battle for the 1864 Presidency
Sam Bell Maxey and the Confederate Indians
Edwin Cole Bearss: History's Pied Piper
The proceeds from this fascinating biography of Ed Bearss, written by Jack Waugh, go to the Civil War Preservation Trust.
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