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Libri Novus · May 2013
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Featured Series
The New Civil War Handbook
Price: $14.95
Paperback, 168 pages
Order your copy of The New Civil War Handbook by May 31, 2013 and use code FREEMEDIA2013 to receive FREE media mail shipping with your order. Offer cannot be combined with other coupons. (Orders processed through PayPal will receive refund after order has been processed.)
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Other Titles of Interest
The New Gettysburg Campaign Handbook
Price: $18.95
Paperback, 192 pages
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The New American Revolution Handbook Price: $14.95
Paperback, 168 pages
Order any of our Other Titles of Interest by May 31, 2013 and use code FREEMEDIA2013 to receive FREE media mail shipping (a $4.50 value). Offer cannot be combined with other coupons. (Orders processed through PayPal will receive refund after order has been processed.) |
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Savas Beatie LLC l 916.941.6896 l PO Box 4527 l El Dorado Hills l CA l 95762
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Dear SB Readers:
May is an exciting month for Savas Beatie because we are releasing three books in time for the 150th Chancellorsville Anniversary! Take a look at our new titles:
And a related book in the same park system:
Celebrate Chancellorsville's Anniversary with the chance to win a free book! Click here or scroll down for details.
We are also pleased to announce the release of the first full-length biography of General William Smith: Confederate General William "Extra Billy" Smith: From Virginia's Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat by Scott Mingus. See Scott Mingus signing his first copy.
Author Chris Mackowski was recently awarded the Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Publishing. In honor of his award, Savas Beatie featured Chris Mackowski by the numbers. Click here to read the article, or scroll down at your leisure.
Be sure to check our website for the most up-to-date release dates and updates on your favorite titles and for events with your favorite author.
Theodore P. Savas
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Name the location of this photo. Contest . . .
A big thanks to everyone who guessed which battle was represented in last month's contest. The correct answer is the Battle of Big Bethel, and Bob F. was selected as our winner. Be sure to check every edition of Libri Novus for your chance to win a FREE book. |
Savas Beatie Staff Picks and the One Book Pledge
If you want to do only one thing to help support Savas Beatie, it would be to take the One Book Pledge. The pledge is a commitment to buy, in any given month, one fewer book at Amazon and one more book at Savas Beatie. Maybe this month you will pledge to buy one of our new and exciting Chancellorsville books, a book from our signed copy stock (which is exclusively Savas Beatie anyway!), or you may choose a "Staff Pick." Check out these books selections below.
Your Personal Staff Picks:
  
Sarah (June '13) Ted (June '13) Veronica (June '13)
    Helene Lindy Yvette Mona Author Signed Inventory (limited quantities available):    
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Celebrate the 150th Chancellorsville Anniversary with these three new Chancellorsville titles:
The author's will be at Chancellorsville this weekend. Your first chance to get these books will be at these events, second best option: order through Savas Beatie.
By May of 1863, the Stone Wall at the base of Marye's Heights above Fredericksburg loomed large over the Army of the Potomac, haunting its men with memories of slaughter from their crushing defeat there the previous December. They would assault it again with a very different result the following spring. The inland drive stalled in heavy fighting at Salem Church. Chancellorsville's Forgotten Front: The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church, May 3, 1863 is the first book-length study of these overlooked engagements and the central roles they played in the final Southern victory. Read more. ********************************************************************************************  Calamity at Chancellorsville: The Wounding and Death of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson is the first full-length examination of Jackson's final days. Contrary to popular belief, eyewitnesses often disagreed regarding key facts relating to the events surrounding Jackson's reconnaissance, wounding, harrowing journey out of harm's way, medical care, and death. These accounts, for example, conflict regarding where Jackson was fatally wounded and even the road he was on when struck. Read more. ********************************************************************************************
 The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson: The Mortal Wounding of the Confederacy's Greatest Icon recounts the events of that fateful night-considered one of the most pivotal moments of the war-and the tense vigil that ensued as Jackson struggled with a foe even he could not defeat. From Guinea Station, where Jackson crosses the river to rest under the shade of the trees, the story follows Jackson's funeral and burial, the strange story of his amputated arm, and the creation and restoration of the building where he died (now known as the Stonewall Jackson Shrine). This newly revised and expanded second edition features more than 50 pages of fresh material, including almost 200 illustrations, maps, and eye-catching photos. Read more. ********************************************************************************************  And a related book in the same park system:At Spotsylvania Court House, the second phase of the campaign, the two armies shifted from stalemate in the Wilderness to slugfest in the mud. Most commonly known for the horrific twenty-two-hour hand-to-hand combat in the pouring rain at the Bloody Angle, the battle of Spotsylvania Court House actually stretched from May 8-21, 1864, fourteen long days of battle and maneuver. A Season of Slaughter: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, May 8-21, 1864 is part of the new Emerging Civil War Series offering compelling, easy-to-read overviews of some of the Civil War's most important stories. Read more.
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Confederate General William "Extra Billy" Smith is now available (limited number of signed copies available)!
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Chris Mackowski by the numbers
Chris Mackowski was chosen as this year's recipient of the Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Publishing.
The official name of the award is "The Award for Professional Excellence in Research and Publishing," and the award is based on contributions over time, not merely on the accomplishments of the past year. The award is chosen by a committee of five faculty that consists of the previous five winners.
Mackowski has produced a number of publications in the major Civil War magazines, including several cover stories, and he has had several books published before the Emerging Civil War Series. The Emerging Civil War Series served as the crown jewel of Mackowski's application.
Here are a few facts you didn't know about Chris Mackowski:
Year Mackowski started writing: um...1977, I think (I was eight)
Number of books published: 6 right now; 9 by the end of the month; 11 by fall
Year your first book debuted: 2002 (The P.R. Bible for Community Theaters)
Weeks spent researching Chancellorsville's Forgotten Front: Kris White has been researching that book for 7 years.
Number of books in the Emerging Civil War Series: 3 in print, 2 more in the fall, with 4-5 slated for next spring.
Hours a day spent writing: 23.5 Number of tours/events you have done: More than I can count. I've been doing 2-3 roundtable talks a month, and I average about 4-5 tours a month in the off-season...and I've been doing that routine for a while.
Year in history you are most interested in: 1863 Age you were when you started writing: 8
Number of years as a SB author: Not long enough--you guys have been great to work with!
Date Chancellorsville's Forgotten Front debuts: 5/1/13
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Out and About
Stephen Hood, author of John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General hard at work on his book at his favorite coffee shop, with his top assistant! Sam is completing the book, and it will be available next month!  Eric Wittenberg, best-selling Civil War author, and Mathew Lively, author of the new Calamity at Chancellorsville: The Wounding and Death of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson met this past weekend during a symposium at which Eric was a speaker.  Above:Scott Mingus on a tour based around his book Flames Beyond Gettysburg in downtown York PA; the other is in historic Hanover Junction PA. Below: Ed Bearss and Scott Mingus on the tour.
Photos by George Evans of the Joe Hooker Society. 
 | | Jane Conner attended the opening of the Stafford Civil War Park over the weekend and read a talk written by Savas Beatie author Al Conner, based on his Fall 2013 book Seizing Destiny: The Army of the Potomac's "Valley Forge" and the Civil War Winter that Saved the Union, with Chris Mackowski. |
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Now Under Contract . . .
The following manuscript is now under contract. We will notify you through Libri Novus and our website when this title is about to be released.
- Grant's Last Battle, by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White (part of the Emerging Civil War Series).
We have more than a dozen contracts out for signature or soon will be, and will bring this news to you as soon as the ink is dry.
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In Our Next Issue
- Get a sneak peek of our fall 2013 titles!
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| A Special Offer |
Mention promo code CUSTOMER to take advantage of signed copies of any of the four Chancellorsville titles mentioned in this email. To place your order, call 916-941-6896, fax 916-941-6895, email our office, or visit our website. Good until May 31, 2013.
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