Jim Stovall
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Jim Stovall
@jimstovall.bsky.social
Retired journalism professor and now newsletter writer and editor. Sign up for my newsletter at my website: http://www.jprof.com
Available now in ebook, audiobook, paperback, and hardback: The Death of the Admiral
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ulysses Grant, who exploited Confederate command chaos to win his first major victory. While Confederate generals fled, Grant demanded unconditional and immediate surrender.
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September 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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US Grant on Gideon Pillow: "I could march up to within gunshot of any entrenchments he was given to hold." Find out why in Unconditional Failure.
Most incompetent decision in the Civil War? Read and decide
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A Study in Military Command and the Myth of Confederate Superiority
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September 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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John Floyd - Sec of War, and the Confederate general who abandoned 13,000 soldiers at Ft Donelson to save himself. His escape was one of the most shameful acts in history.
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September 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
1884 Chicago: Where presidential nominations were bought, sold, and stolen. The perfect setting for espionage. The Frederick Alliance, preorder the ebook now at special introductory prices.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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September 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Female spies of the Civil War
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July 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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July 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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4.75 stars for Kill the Quarterback (A Mitch Sawyer Mystery Series Book 1) by Jim Stovall

If you like journalism mysteries and dark, moody mysteries, then this is for you.

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4.75 stars for Kill the Quarterback (A Mitch Sawyer Mystery Series Book 1) by Jim Stovall #mystery #bookreview #crimefiction
Title: Kill the Quarterback (A Mitch Sawyer Mystery Series Book 1)Author: Jim StovallGenre: Mystery, Crime Fiction Book Blurb: When a star quarterback is killed before his senior year, hardboiled repo...
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June 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Watercolor, a ship of the line
May 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Friends,

I'm excited to announce that my historical espionage novel, The Death of the Admiral, is nearly ready for publication, and I'm looking for a select group of Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) volunteers!

To volunteer please send to  jgstovall@gmail.com:

Warmly,
Jim
May 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Wilderness, pen and ink
December 5, 2024 at 1:37 AM
If you associate the name of Abner Doubleday with the beginnings of baseball, you are following a historical myth. If, instead, you link his name with the beginnings of the Civil War, you are on solid historical ground. . . .
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November 23, 2024 at 9:18 PM
How do we know what was said in the Lincoln-Douglas debates: jprof.wpenginepowered.com/2024/11/22/n...
November 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
An article about George Orwell in a recent newsletter of mine: jprof.wpenginepowered.com/2024/09/20/n...
November 23, 2024 at 2:53 PM