A number of you in the past few weeks have asked for an update on the progress of my black Confederates manuscript. I am pleased to report that earlier today I sent off the revised manuscript to The University of North Carolina Press.
This revised manuscript benefited from the comments of two anonymous reviewers chosen by the publisher. I also want to thank Andy Hall for taking the time to read and comment on the first four chapters as well as Colin Woodward, who reviewed one of the earlier chapters for me.
From here the manuscript will be thoroughly reviewed by the editorial team at UNC Press. I am close to finalizing roughly 20 illustrations that will accompany the text. The manuscript is 325 pages, including the bibliography or roughly 72,000 words of narrative text.
I haven’t heard anything certain about a publication date, but I will be sure to pass it on to you once I hear from the publisher.
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I look forward to it…
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to read and offer comments on parts of the manuscript. I think people who have only a passing knowledge of your blogging on the subject will be surprised at the scope and depth of the work. It’s impressive.
Also, Happy Birthday, Old Man!
Thanks again, Andy. I think I just scored my first book blurb. 🙂
You troublemaker…..congratulations. 🙂
Thanks, Eric.
Congratulations, Kevin! I can’t wait to read it. 🙂
Thanks, Diane. I appreciate the kind words.
Yay, a step closer to having the book in my hands!
A huge step closer. 🙂
It’ll be interesting to see how the other side, the people who claim vast numbers of armed black confederates without serious documentation, respond.
It should be pretty obvious how they will respond. Keep in mind that I didn’t write this book for that specific group.
Huzzah!