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Blockade Runners Sustained the South During Civil War

by DrRoger | Aug 8, 2021 | Roger Newman Author

The real hero of my new Civil War historical fiction novel is the Charleston-based blockade runner, “Will O’ the Wisp.” Constructed at the F.M. Jones Shipyard on Shem Creek by master shipwright and captain, Jack Whitesides Holmes, the “Will...

Bill Noel Reviews “Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense”

by DrRoger | Aug 2, 2021 | Roger Newman Author

Bill Noel, the acclaimed author of the Folly Beach Mystery Series (“Washout”, “First Light”, “Darkhorse”, “Discord”, and “The Pier” to name a few) recently posted this review of Roger Newman’s new Civil...

Lost Southern Recipes From the Civil War Era – Lowcountry Purloo

by DrRoger | Jul 30, 2021 | Uncategorized

George Trenholm and his entourage took to the backroads and Indian trails on their way back to South Carolina from a burning Richmond. The less-traveled routes avoided Sherman’s cavalry, desperate refugees, and murderous highwaymen all searching for the millions...

Lost Southern Recipes From the Civil War Era- Charleston Turtle Soup

by DrRoger | Jul 28, 2021 | Roger Newman Author

The pinnacle of haute cuisine in pre-war Charleston was the successful presentation of a silver tureen of terrapin stew. The name terrapin itself comes from an Algonquian Indian word that translates as “good tasting turtle.” Terrapin stew had been...

Lost Southern Recipes From the Civil War Era – Palmetto Cabbage

by DrRoger | Jul 26, 2021 | Roger Newman Author

The Sabal Palmetto tree is the state tree of South Carolina dating to a Revolutionary War battle where its soft logs protected Charleston from a British Naval bombardment. British shells sank into the porous wood rather than exploding the embattlements. The inner core...