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Melanie D. Calvert - Mississippi Historical Fiction
Welcome to Melanie D. Calvert's (a.k.a., "Dahlia Patton") Web site The best in Historical Fiction and Romance.
"Melanie D. Calvert is a master craftswoman at the top of the list for Historical Fiction! Bravo!"
WR. Benton,
Author of "War Paint"
"I haven't read any 'romance - historical fiction in about a decade. The quality of the writing was becoming superficial, with mixed up history, but this chapter held my attention. The conversations are real and masculine, the descriptions just enough to set the scene and define the characters. nothing jarred my remembrance of history. I will put this on my list of books to look for. Enjoyable read for a wintry afternoon."
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A comment from Western Fiction Author W.R. Benton
"Most American's are not aware that African Americans also served in the Southern Army, most with distinction, and for the love of their state. The reasons for black Americans to serve, in either army, is a varied as why white men served -- each had an individual reason.
Our nation has always had minorities deeply involved with our development, but many historians and writers overlook the fact or chose to ignore it. Melanie does not do this and you'll find her writing of the west as it actually was. As many as 1 in 3 cowboys, in the period following the Civil War, were African Americans but most books and movies do not show this.
Melanie feels this is a terrible injustice and you find various minorities in her books, because they've always been a part of our nation and have contributed so much. She feels it's time for history to truthfully reflect and pay tribute to all who moved west.
You'll find honest writing of a hard times in Melanie's books.
Melanie writes historical novels, western books, fiction novels, and non-fictional books. We carry Melanie D. Calvert books online, but no used books. Only the best selling books of Melanie D. Calvert are offered on this site.
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The Civil War
The four bloody years of the American Civil War was one of the most devastating events to occur in our nation's history and surprisingly, the real reasons for the war are still debated in universities today. Of all the reasons suggested the most often, to free African Americans, is in reality the one with the least merit. The decision to free black Americans was not actually announced by Lincoln until late in the war, so at least in the White House slaves were freed only as a second thought. The President may have very well considered it an excellent time to put the slavery issue to bed for good.
Some may argue intelligently that slavery was the very soul of the war. It surely had a strong impact, but the actual reasons are very complex, with issues like states rights, the Missouri Compromise, unrest and mistrust between the North and South over a variety of social issues such as slavery, John Brown's Raid, and the list goes on. While the real reasons for the war may never be known, there is little doubt the impact of the conflict affected every person in the nation, black, Hispanic, Asians, and white, to some degree.
It was a war of "brother against brother" and it tore families apart, creating anger and resentment that can still be felt in some parts of the deep South to this day. The South, while well supplied in guts, lacked the factories and materials need to fight a serious war for any great length of time. Even Confederate General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Virginia, stated the South would be conducting the war using mainly strong determination as its principal weapon. He further stated it would last at least four years.
Melanie D. Calvert, brings the Civil War, love and life alive in her writing of that time period.
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Melanie writes historical novels, western books, fiction novels, and non-fictional books. We carry Melanie D. Calvert books online, but no used books. Only the best selling books of Melanie D. Calvert are offered on this site.
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