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Thomas J. Chaffin was born on the 21st of November, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He is the son of James T. and Martha B. Chaffin.
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, United States
Thomas studied at Georgia State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1977.
New York University, New York, NY 10003, United States
Thomas studied at New York University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in American Civilization in 1982.
Thomas Chaffin
201 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
Tom obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the United States History from Emory University in 1995.
(Until now, the story of Narciso Lopez's daring invasions ...)
Until now, the story of Narciso Lopez's daring invasions of Cuba has remained one of the great lost sagas of American history. Wildly famous during the mid-nineteenth century as the leader of a filibuster, a clandestine army, Lopez led the first armed challenge to Spain's long domination over Cuba.
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1996
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As the most celebrated American explorer and mapper of his time, Frémont stood at the center of the vast federal project of western exploration and conquest. His expeditions between 1838 and 1854 captured the public's imagination, inspired Americans to accept their nation's destiny as a vast continental empire, and earned him his enduring sobriquet, the Pathfinder.
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2002
(Four months after the Civil War was over, the Shenandoah'...)
Four months after the Civil War was over, the Shenandoah's Captain Waddell finally learned he was, and had been, fighting without cause or state. In the eyes of the world, he had gone from being an enemy combatant to being a pirate, a hangable offense. Now fearing capture and mutiny, with supplies quickly dwindling, Waddell elected to camouflage the ship, circumnavigate the globe, and attempt to surrender on English soil.
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2006
(On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy's H....)
On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy's H. L. Hunley sank the USS Housatonic and became the first submarine in world history to sink an enemy ship. Not until World War I, half a century later, would a submarine again accomplish such a feat. But also perishing that moonlit night, vanishing beneath the cold Atlantic waters off Charleston, South Carolina, was the Hunley and her entire crew of eight. For generations, searchers prowled Charleston's harbor, looking for the Hunley.
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2008
(Soon after winning the presidency in 1845, according to t...)
Soon after winning the presidency in 1845, according to the oft-repeated anecdote, James K. Polk slapped his thigh and predicted what would be the four great measures of his administration: the acquisition of some or all of the Oregon Country, the acquisition of California, a reduction in tariffs, and the establishment of a permanent independent treasury.
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2014
(In 1845, seven years after fleeing bondage in Maryland, F...)
In 1845, seven years after fleeing bondage in Maryland, Frederick Douglass was in his late twenties and already a celebrated lecturer across the northern United States. The recent publication of his groundbreaking Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave had incited threats to his life, however, and to place himself out of harm's way he embarked on a lecture tour of the British Isles, a journey that would span seventeen months and change him as a man and a leader in the struggle for equality.
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2014
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In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Tom Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette.
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2018
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Thomas J. Chaffin was born on the 21st of November, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He is the son of James T. and Martha B. Chaffin.
Thomas studied at Georgia State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1977. Then, he entered New York University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in American Civilization in 1982. Moreover, Tom obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the United States History from Emory University in 1995.
In 1980, Thomas Chaffin began his career at Esquire in New York City as a researcher, that post he held for one year. After that, he spent four years as a freelance writer. Also, he was a correspondent for Pacific News Service in San Francisco between 1983 and 1986. In 1996, he joined Emory University as director of the Oral History Project. In 2001, he began serving there as a lecturer. Moreover, he taught the United States History and Writing at California State University in Hayward and the University of Georgia.
Chaffin began mining the quarry for his first book after returning to Atlanta in the mid-1980s and taking a job at the Fulton County Daily Report. He'd bought a collection of bound copies of Harper's Magazine that were more than 100 years old from a bookstore that was closing shop. As he turned the pages, the name Narciso López kept popping up in articles every few months in issues from the early 1850s. His first book, Fatal Glory: Narcisco López and the First Clandestine U.S. War against Cuba, came out in 1996. In 2002, his work, Pathfinder: John Charles Fremont and the Course of American Empire, was published. His recent book, Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations, was published in 2018. Besides, he is a contributor to periodicals, including Nation, Washington Post, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, and Harper's. Also, he was a frequent contributor to the New York Times' acclaimed "Disunion" series on the American Civil War. Presently, Chaffin lives and works in Atlanta.
(In 1845, seven years after fleeing bondage in Maryland, F...)
2014(As the most celebrated American explorer and mapper of hi...)
2002(Four months after the Civil War was over, the Shenandoah'...)
2006(In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Tom Chaffin c...)
2018(Until now, the story of Narciso Lopez's daring invasions ...)
1996(Soon after winning the presidency in 1845, according to t...)
2014(On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy's H....)
2008Tom Chaffins's interests are history as an academic subject and appreciation of a good story as a journalist.
Quotations:
"All those years as a journalist, I always had a hankering to write books. But when you're writing articles it's hard to find the time and space to write a book."
"My casual curiosity sort of slowly evolved into a commitment to do a book."
"All of my books are character-driven. Much of my research is like being paid to read other people's mail."
Thomas is married to Lena Margareta Larsson.