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BOOKSFROM IDTRAVEL THE NEWS-STAR WWW.THENEWSSTAR.COM 6D SUNDAY, JUNE 19,2011 New books mark 150th anniversary of Civil War A More Noble Cause leans author O'Neil De Noux is offering a free short story titled "21 Steps" through his Web site. Visit www.oneilde-noux.netdxFREEStory.html Great shorts Country Roads magazine has published its 10th annual "Short Story Issue," now on stands and online at www. countryroadsmagazine.com. More than 100 writers entered the contest, including Marsha Engelbrecht of Lafayette, and the winning entries are published in this month's issue. The judges were Louisiana Lt.

Gov. Jay Dardenne, Nolde Alexius, Emily Toth and J. Leanier Yeates. CherS Coen is the author of "Exploring Cajun Country: A Historic Guide to Acadiana" and co-author of "Magic's in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets." She teaches writing at UL-Lafayette's Continuing Education. Write her at LSU Press has published several new titles just in time for the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.

Wallace Hettle, professor of history at the University of Northern Iowa, re-examines Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall Jackson in "Inventing Stonewall Jackson: A Civil War Hero in History and Memory." Jackson died midway through the war and much of his life has been told through friends, relatives, newspaper accounts and a rags-to-riches biography. Hettle attempts to break through the myths to paint a more realistic account. University of Virginia Professor Brian D. McKnight also tries to discern fact from fiction in the life of Confederate guerrilla Champ Ferguson, who was executed for murdering 53 loyal citizens of Kentucky and Tennessee during the Civil War, in "Confederate Inventors." Stretching ahead a few years is Rachel L.

Emanuel and Alexander P. Tureaud biography of civil rights activist and attorney A.P. Tureaud, who fought desegregation for years in Louisiana. "A More Noble Cause: A.P. Tureaud and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Louisiana, A Personal Biography," examines Tureaud's 40-plus years working toward equal pay for Louisiana teachers, desegregating public accommodations and buses, voting rights and working with others to overturn Plessy vs.

Ferguson, which ended segregation on a national level. Emanuel is director of publications and electronic media at Southern University Law Center and Alexander Tureaud Jr. a retired school administrator. Ebook news In celebration of his novel "John Raven Beau," New Or Chere Coen Book Report Outlaw: Champ Ferguson and the Civil War in Appalachia." Ferguson became a folk hero to Southerners and was used to create the composite role of Clint Eastwood in "The Outlaw Josey Wales." The Civil War brought on an onslaught of ingenuity by Southerners and H. Jackson Knight details these Confederate creations, everything from "combined knapsack and tent" to improvement on firearms, in "Confederate Invention: The Story of the Confederate States Patent Office and Its (5 "A More Noble Cause" by Rachel L.

Emanuel and Alexander P. Tureaud Jr. COURTESY PHOTO Crain Continued from Page 1D Gone fishiri Ross Wilhite, right, and his father, Sidney Wilhite, below with fish, show off their catches of "fighting" peacock bass which they caught on a fishing trip on the Amazon River. COURTESY PHOTOS TRAVEL PHOTOS To share your recent trip, send us a picture of you at your favorite vacation spot, and we'll include it on our travel page. (It also helps if you happen to be holding a copy of The News-Star at the time of the photo.) Mail photos to Accent on Travel, The News-Star, P.O.

Box 1502, Monroe, LA 71201, or drop them off at our office at 41 1 N. Fourth St. E-mail high resolution photos to hyoung thenewsstar.comBe sure to identify all the people in the photo and include the location. The News-Star does not guarantee the return of submitted photos. I planned for the summer.

My birthday is July 4. I'm taking the summer to transition back into normal life. In the fall I'll go back to ULM and I've got two more years to get my degree in kinesiology and I plan to graduate then go to graduate school for my doctorate in physical therapy. That's the plan." TNS: What's next for Kelsi Crain? K.C.: "Monroe and the community, the entire state have been so wonderful to me. I definitely plan to stay here.

It's bittersweet to say goodbye. Also, I'm anxious to see who the new Miss Louisiana will be and what her experiences will be like. I hope it will be as wonderful for her as it has been for me." The Miss Louisiana Pageant will celebrate its 48th year in Monroe and crown a new Miss Louisiana Saturday at the Monroe Civic Center's W.L. "Jack" Howard Theatre. Preliminary competition will be at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday and Friday and the live televised finals at 8 p.m. Saturday. I could be the best Miss Louisiana I could be." TNS: What advice would you give to the next Miss Louisiana? K.C.: "I would say to embrace every moment. The year goes by so fast. I never realized how fast it was going to go by.

It has been a once in a lifetime experience." TNS: What was the most exciting, your favorite, part of being Miss Louisiana. K.C.: "Of course, competing for Miss America definitely stands out as my most memorable experience. I also enjoyed visiting the Children's Miracle Network Hospital and meeting the kids there. Plus, being able to be an advocate for Hearts for the Arts. It has all been a wonderful experience." TNS: What are you looking forward to doing now that your year is over? K.C.: "I have some trips (ft (ft 0) Senior Ins.

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