Before the war it was always the United States *are*, after the war it was the United States is... it made us an is.

Generally the first week in September brings the hottest weather of the year, and this was no exception. Overhead the fans turned slow, their paddle blades stirring the air up close to the ceiling but nowheres else.

I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.

Longevity conquers scandal every time.

As a Southerner I would have to say that one of the main importances of the War is that Southerners have a sense of defeat which none of the rest of the country has.

Most of my inspiration, if that's the word, came from books themselves.

And I really do think that the difficulty of research makes it more real to you than punching a thing to find out how many men were killed at this particular action.