Welcome to Allen Mesch - Author, Educator, and Historian

		Allen Mesch - Author, Educator, and Historian

This web site is dedicated to informing interested readers about my books and teaching projects.

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Publications - Published works and ongoing projects

Biography - Background information on Allen

See the first book in the Russell Conrad series

	The Analyst - When Professor Russell Conrad received a call to fly to Washington, he didn’t expect that he would find himself in Saudi Arabia trying to rescue the President and prevent a nuclear war. See my author web page on Amazon. Click on the following link to download a sample. Interview on Free Book Reviews - Allen Mesch author of The Analyst
	The new release of The Analyst is now available. I have added additional material and revised and re-edited the text. We're on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Please see our listing on Google Books.

Biographical Note: I found this great quote in the April 2012 AARP Bulletin. It was offered by Bill Moyer from Tennyson's poem "Ulysses."

"How dull it is to pause, to make an end,

To rust unburnished, not to shine in use!

As though to breathe were life!"

I've been hard at work on The Teacher, a biography of Major General C. F. Smith. See Publications for more information.

Resources - Books and web sites I use

Current Classes:

None scheduled for this summer

Recent Classes:

	Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign - The class will cover Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign from March through May. The battles discussed will include Kernstown I, Winchester I, Cross Keys, Port Republic, and Front Royal.
	Union Victories in the West Turn the Tide - The class will discuss the battles at Fort Donelson, TN (February 11-16, 1862), New Madrid/Island No. 10, MO (February 28-April 8, 1862), Shiloh, TN (April 6-7, 1862), Glorieta Pass, NM (March 26-28, 1862), Forts Jackson & St. Philip, LA (April 16-28, 1862), Pea Ridge, AR, and (March 7-8, 1862), and Hampton Roads, VA (March 8-9, 1862). [Fall 2011]
	The Armies Clash - First Bull Run and Wilson's Creek - The class discusses the battles at Manassas (First Bull Run), VA on July 21, 1861 and Wilson's Creek, MO on August 10, 1861. [Fall 2011]
	From Springfield to Fort Sumter - The class traces the events from Lincoln's election to the Union response to the capture of Fort Sumter. [July 2011]
	The Turning Point of the Civil War - An analysis of the turning point(s) of the American Civil War. Using statistics to identify the battles and campaigns that changed the course of the Civil War. [July 2011]

Resources for book clubs including a discussion guide for The Analyst.

My other Web sites:

	PetroStrategies, Inc. - Oil and gas industry resources
	Civil War Journeys - Over 3,500 battlefield photographs
	Salient Points - Civil War Blog
	Political Thrillers - Reviews of Books and Movies

Photo Album - Pictures from my travels		Speaking Request - Ask Allen to speak at your event.
Follow my adventures with pictures from our travels.		Do you need a speaker for your upcoming event? Please see Speaking Request to learn more.
Feedback - Tell me what you think of the site and my writings.		Bluegrass - Take a look at some of the groups we heard at the Wichita Falls 2011 6th Annual Bluegrass Festival.

This site was last updated 04/15/12