It has been great to work with University Press of Kansas on The Fight for the Old North State. Recently, the Press posted an author Q&A about the new release on their website. Here are the questions below. Check out the answers at the Press website:1.What’s your elevator pitch for The Fight for the Old North State?
2.What led you to research and write about the late-war Confederate resurgence in the Old North State?
3. What were some of the challenging aspects of researching the book?
4. Your book offers a compelling account of Confederate efforts in early 1864 to turn the tide of the Civil War in eastern North Carolina. What would you list as the most important decision made by the rebel leaders in their efforts?
5. Robert E. Lee’s proposal to take eastern North Carolina triggered one of the last successful Confederate offensives. What was the impact of these operations on the culmination of the Civil War?
6. What is one thing you would like readers to take from your work?