Than Dossman

The most recently-published author in our Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series is Than Dossman. Dossman is the author of Campaign for Corinth: Blood in Mississippi, about the important 1862 battle in the Western theater of the Civil War for the key Corinth railroad junction. He began the project as an honors thesis at McMurry University, where he majored in history. As the manuscript progressed, his professors realized it had potential as a published book and encouraged him to pursue this goal. When the manuscript was ready, it was submitted anonymously to specialists for review as with any manuscript submitted to the Press, and they gave it a hearty thumbs up. The rest, as they say, is history. Dossman graduated from McMurry with honors this spring 2006. He is now beginning graduate study in history at Texas Christian University, working for his Ph.D. degree. Dossman combines his writing talents with an interest in video, having worked on history film documentaries. He has also put together a clever introduction to the Vintage Base Ball program at the Buffalo Gap Historical Village, which you can view by clicking on the image at the left. (Warning: since the movie file is rather large, don’t try this unless you have a broadband connection to the Internet!) Press Releases 27th title in Campaigns and Commanders Series Dossman featured on Abilene radio talk show “The Professors” Dossman stories in more than twenty newspapers Dossman to sign books on Corinth battlefield

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