by Jessica James | Jun 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Honored to announce that my Civil War novel Above and Beyond has been awarded the 2014 John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction. Noble Cause won the 2011 Award, so I am a two-time winner! Cooke was a Civil War soldier and one of the most important literary figures...
by Jessica James | Mar 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Lincoln-Douglas Debate display.If anyone is going to be near Gettysburg, Pa., on Saturday, you might want to stop by the American Civil War Wax Museum on Steinwehr Avenue, where they will be auctioning off old wax figures along with other items that made up their...
by Jessica James | Feb 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Fairfax Raid by Mort KunstlerAs I told everyone on my Facebook Fan Page, I will be doing a book signing in Fairfax on March 9, as part of the city’s reenactment and commemoration of Confederate John S. Mosby’s renowned raid during the Civil War.On the night...
by Jessica James | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
I had a wonderful time signing books at the 150th Battle of Antietam re-enactment on Saturday, and had the great fortune to sign along side best-selling historical fiction author Jeff Shaara, who just released his latest book, A Blaze of Glory, A Novel of the...
by Jessica James | Apr 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ruins of a church I visited last year inS.C. It was burned by the British duringthe Revolution, and by the Yankees during the American Civil War.Hard to believe that just one year ago this week I was in South Carolina launching my new novel Noble Cause.The...
