----- Original Message ----- From: " Pearson, Tom A." <TPearson@SLPL.LIB.MO.US> To: " Pearson, Tom A." <TPearson@SLPL.LIB.MO.US> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 8:41 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} RE: Civil War Program- Author Talk & Book Signing > AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING > > St. Louis Public Library is proud to present author Tom Jewett, of Spirit > Lake, Iowa, who will give a talk on his book, "Failed Ambition: the Civil > War Journals and Letters of Cavalryman Homer Harris Jewett," at Central > Library on Saturday, August 20, 2005. Mr. Jewett has compiled the > journals > and letters of his ancestor, Private Homer Jewett, a member of the 7th > Missouri Cavalry Regiment (the Black Hawk Cavalry), Company D, into a > thrilling account of the exploits of Pvt. Jewett and other regiment > members > as they roam across Missouri and Arkansas in search of pro-Confederate > guerrillas during the Civil War, including the notorious William Clarke > Quantrill. The 7th Missouri Cavalry certainly saw plenty of action, losing > 4 > officers and 55 enlisted men who were either killed in action or mortally > wounded, while another 4 officers and 228 enlisted men died of disease > during the war. We also get glimpses of Pvt. Jewett's life back at home > in > Iowa, including his devoted Christian mother and risk-taking, daredevil > father, and his on-again, off-again pursuit of the girl he left behind, > Bell. The title refers to Pvt. Jewett's ambitious streak, and his > occasional failure to live up to his own high standards. After his talk, > Mr. Jewett will be available to sign copies of his book for interested > persons. Don't miss this thrilling look at conditions in wartime > Missouri, > which is sure to appeal to historians, genealogists, Civil War buffs, and > people who just like a good story well-told! > > Jewett, Tom. Failed Ambition: the Civil War Journals and Letters of > Cavalryman Homer Harris Jewett. Virtualbookworm.com, 2004. ISBN > 1589396251. > Available from Amazon.com or Barnes&Noble.com. > > Date: Saturday, August 20, 2005 > Time: 10 AM- 11:30 AM > Place: St. Louis Public Library, > 1301 Olive Street, > St. Louis, MO 63103 > 3rd Floor, Meeting Room 1 > > Programs at St. Louis Public Library are always free and open to the > public; > parking at meters in our area is free on Saturdays. Registration is > recommended but not required. > > For more information, contact Tom Pearson at 314-539-0381 or > tpearson@slpl.lib.mo.us. > > >