Nyx

Forgive this shameless self-promotion here. Deeds Publishing has justnreleased my new book: Broomsticks to Battlefields. To paraphrase Al Nofi:nnBill Speer has done something interesting. He has used Robinett’snlife to throw some light upon several aspects of the American experiencenand society in the mid-nineteenth century that have not yet been fullynexplored.nnUnlike many who returned to civilian life after the war, Robinettnpursued a career in the Regular Army. That career, however, was marrednby increasingly erratic behavior that ended in his suicide just threenyears after the war - the result of complex psychological problems thatnare carefully discussed in the book. From Broomsticks to Battlefieldsngives us a little more insight into the extent to which the horrors ofnwar affect the personality and reminds us that historians andnpsychologists have barely begun to study the question of post-traumaticnstress disorder and traumatic brain injury among Civil War veterans.nnIf you are interested in purchasing a copy you can go to the Deeds website: nhttp://www.deedspublishing.com/nand place your order. nnI am very interested in hearing what you have to say about this piece.nnbs