Ron Chapman

My name is Ron Chapman and I am a Professor of History at Nunez Community College in Chalmette, Louisiana. This is the location of the Battle of New Orleans. I have published numerous articles in magazines like Louisiana Life and New Orleans Magazine. I also write a weekly column for The St. Bernard Voice newspaper, the local official journal, for which I have received eight “Best Regular Column” awards over the past 33 years from the Louisiana Press Association.

I hope you enjoy this book about this major battle that decided the fate of our nation. Afterwards you will appreciate how close the British came to winning this conflict and changing the course of American History.