The only attempt at a full biography of William Mahone that I know about is Nelson Morehouse Blake's William Mahone of Virginia: Soldier and Political Insurgent (Richmond: Garret and Massie, 1935), which was a revision of his Ph.D. dissertation at Duke University in 1932. To his credit, Blake recognized the significance of Mahone's papers (then in private hands) and arranged for them to be brought to Duke University's library, apparently unable to interest a Virginia institution in acquiring them. That is good news that there are people at work on Mahone at present. Best wishes for speedy and successful publication of their work. John -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:19 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Stovall/Smith/Politics/Richmond/1880 John, unless I missed it, the only biography of General Mahone is out of print. Last year I heard that several people were pursuing the writing of a biography of him. Has that happened? Is there a new publication? Liz Sykes Grizzard To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html