Alf J. Mapp, Jr.,Religion,US history,US Civil War,Thomas Jefferson,Alfred the Great

 

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      • "Frock Coats and Epaulets:The Men Who Led the Confederacy"
      • Paperback:
      • Publisher: Madison Books
      • ISBN: 156833060X
      • July 1996

 

     "Frock Coats and Epaulets has enjoyed a long and useful life, thanks to its graceful style and keen insights.  Its new edition is welcome, particularly to anyone interested in Robert E. Lee, a subject upon which Alf Mapp's writing has been illuminating, even path-breaking...It was in Mapp's Frock Coats and Epaulets that Americans first met a more authentic Robert E. Lee."  ___Paul C. Nagel, author of The Lees of Virginia

 

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      • "Thomas Jefferson: Passionate Pilgrim: The Presidency The   Founding Of The University And The Private Battle"
      • Hardcover/Paperback:
      • Publisher: Madison Books
      • ISBN: 1568330200
      • November 1993

 

     "An engrossing biography that pays full tribute to Jefferson's personal genius and political achievements."   _Kirkus Associates, LP

 

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      • "The Golden Dragon: Alfred the Great And His Times"
      • Paperback: 224 pages
      • Publisher: Madison Books
      • ASIN: 0819178268
      • February 1991 (Reprint edition)

 

     "Mapp goes all the way back to England's ninth century to draw this dramatic, freshly-viewed history of the one English king who was called, and it seems deservedly so, the 'great'...A sweeping portrait of the king as an early type of the "Renaissance Man"...Alf Mapp faithfully reflects Alfred's amazing versatility."  _Publisher's Weekly

 

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      • "Thomas Jefferson: A Strange Case Of Mistaken Identity"
      • Hardcover: 487 pages
      • Publisher: Madison Books
      • ISBN: 0819157821
      • January 1989

    "In this remarkable volume, Alf Mapp successfully portrays the paradoxical aspects of Jefferson including his liberalism and conservatism, reason and passion and broad and strict constitutionalism.  Thanks to extraordinary literary craftsmanship, Mapp's portrait depicts Jefferson with matchless realism and political understanding.  It is a work of enduring value."  _Kenneth W. Thompson, author of Portraits of American Presidents

 "Thomas Jefferson: A Strange Case Of Mistaken Identity" is being released in November with the title "Thomas Jefferson: America's Paradoxical Patriot".   "A monumental reassessment of Jefferson's character and impact."—Booklist

 

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      • "The Virginia Experiment: The Old Dominion's Role In The Making of America" (1607-1781)
      • Hardcover: 612 pages
      • Publisher: Dietz Press(1957)
      • Publisher: Hamilton Press(1987) Reporting Edition
      • ISBN: 0819157791

 

     "Superb volume...a detailed and very entertaining work...A reading of this generously illustrated volume in conjunction with a trip would provide the best conceivable history lesson, a true appreciation of both the meager and momentous beginnings of this nation.  _Robert E. Baker in The Washington Post

 

  • "Just One Man"
  • Publisher: Dietz Press
  • 1968
  • "America Creates Its Own Literature"
  • Publisher: Rand McNally
  • 1967
  • Used as a text in 50 states.