Patriotic Fire Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans

Winston Groom wrote the acclaimed Vietnam War novelBetter Times Than These, the prize-winningAs Summers Die, and co-authoredConversations with the Enemy, which was nominated for a 1984 Pulitzer Prize. He is also the author of the No.1New York Timesbest sellersForrest GumpandGumpisms: The Wit and Wisdom of Forrest Gump. HisShrouds of Glory, an account of Confederate General John Bell Hood's decisive actions in the last great campaign of the U.S. Civil War, was published in April 1995. His most recent book,1942,covers a year of World War II. He lives in Point Clear, Alabama, and Cashiers, North Carolina.Groom, Winston is the author of 'Patriotic Fire Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New Orleans', published 2007 under ISBN 9781400095667 and ISBN 1400095662.