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Few states can match Louisiana in terms of rich history, colorful characters and strange occurrences. It was home to America's first mound builders, the birthplace of the nation's modern army and the scene of a dismaying number of natural disasters. Louis

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When I pick up a book to read, I want to be informed, inspired as well as entertained. Frankly, I have no time for long boring page after page of stuff that might be good, but I'm just not put together that way. This is why Louisiana Pastimes was able to hold my attention from page one to page 160. In no way is this book, written by retired ULM history professor Dr. Terry L. Jones, boring. Sure, it contains a lot of historical stories about Louisiana, things I never knew about our state, but I have been enlightened by reading them. With our population being sheltered in-place because of the Coronavirus, sitting down and reading a good book can be just the ticket to take minds off the dangers lurking all around us. The Franklin Sun

When I pick up a book to read, I want to be informed, inspired as well as entertained. Frankly, I have no time for long boring page after page of stuff that might be good, but I'm just not put together that way. This is why Louisiana Pastimes was able to hold my attention from page one to page 160. In no way is this book, written by retired ULM history professor Dr. Terry L. Jones, boring. Sure, it contains a lot of historical stories about Louisiana, things I never knew about our state, but I have been enlightened by reading them. With our population being sheltered in-place because of the Coronavirus, sitting down and reading a good book can be just the ticket to take minds off the dangers lurking all around us. The Franklin Sun

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Terry L. Jones was born in Newton, Mississippi, but grew up in Winn Parish, Louisiana, where his ancestors put down roots before the Civil War. After graduating from Dodson High School, he received a bachelor's degree in social studies education and a master's degree in American history from Louisiana Tech University. Jones then earned a PhD from Texas A&M University, where he specialized in the American Civil War. A professor emeritus of history at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Jones has published nine previous books: Lee's Tigers Revisited: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia (Louisiana State University Press, 2017); Louisiana in the Civil War: Essays for the Civil War Sesquicentennial (CreateSpace, 2015); The American Civil War (McGraw Hill, 2009), a college-level textbook; The Louisiana Journey (Gibbs Smith, 2007), a middle school textbook; Cemetery Hill: Struggle for the High Ground, July 1-3, 1863 (Da Capo Press, 2003); Historical Dictionary of the Civil War, in two volumes (Scarecrow Press, 2002); Campbell Brown's Civil War: With Ewell and the Army of Northern Virginia (Louisiana State University Press, 2001); The Civil War Memoirs of Capt. William J. Seymour: Reminiscences of a Louisiana Tiger (Louisiana State University Press, 1991), a History Book Club selection; and Lee's Tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia (Louisiana State University Press, 1987), a History Book Club selection and recipient of the Louisiana Historical Association's annual General L. Kemper Williams Prize for the best book on Louisiana history. In addition to his work in history, Jones is also an award-winning outdoor writer and a member of the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association and the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association. He has been married to the former Carol June Janette for forty-three years and has two daughters, Laura and Amie.

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