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Brunswick Civil War Round Table
Distinguished Civil War Author To Be
Special Guest At 2nd Anniversary Round Table Meeting
April
21, 2012 - Southport, NC -
The Brunswick Civil War Round Table will celebrate
its 2nd anniversary at its next scheduled meeting on
Tuesday, May 1st. The meeting will feature renowned
historian, prolific author and popular Civil War
speaker, William C. "Jack" Davis. His topic is entitled:
"Was Confederate Defeat Inevitable?"
According to Civil War Talk Radio host, Gerald
Prokopowicz, "Jack Davis has written more books about
the Civil War than most people have read!" That's thirty
books! His background and credentials are most
impressive: a nominee twice for the Pulitzer Prize in
History; the only three time winner of the Jefferson
Davis Award; senior consultant for fifty two episodes of
the History Channel’s "Civil War Journal;" previous
editor of "The Civil War Times;" popular speaker on the
Civil War lecture circuit; and, is currently history
professor and Director of Programs of the Civil War
Institute at Virginia Tech.
"Jack's topic is extremely interesting and is still
debated to this day," says Round Table program chairman
Max Williams. "In addition to his impressive
credentials, he is also a book reviewer for the History
Book Club, and is currently writing a multivolume
treatment of Virginia in the war, so he really knows his
Civil War history," Williams continued. The essence of
his presentation centers on this debate: "Lost Cause"
historians contend that superior Federal resources and
population doomed the Confederacy to defeat from the
start, despite the valor of southern generals and their
men. Opposing historians emphasize contingencies that
could have resulted in Southern victory, and eventually,
Southern independence. Who is correct? Both sides have
excellent arguments which will make the Davis
presentation very provocative and entertaining.
Registration for the Tuesday, May 1st anniversary
meeting begins at 6:30 at Trinity United Methodist
Church, 209 E. Nash St., Southport. Everyone is welcome.
There is no admission fee for this meeting. However,
visitors are encouraged to become members of this fast
growing, non-profit organization which now has over 270
members. Most of the dues collected go toward fees and
expenses to invite the most renowned and knowledgeable
Civil War historians.
For more information, contact Wally Rueckel at (910)
253-7382, or
wrueckel@questor.com.
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