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Jack Caldwell

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Born

in Thibodaux, LA, The United States

Website

https://cajuncheesehead.com

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Romance, Fiction

Influences

Jane Austen, Patrick O'Brian, Leon Uris, Herman Wonk, James A. Michene ...more

Member Since

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Jack Caldwell, born and raised in the Bayou County of Louisiana, is an author, amateur historian, professional economic developer, playwright, and like many Cajuns, a darn good cook.

His nickname -- The Cajun Cheesehead -- came from his devotion to his two favorite NFL teams: the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers. (Every now and then, Jack has to play the DVD again to make sure the Saints really won in 2010.)

Always a history buff, Jack found and fell in love with Jane Austen in his twenties, struck by her innate understanding of the human condition. Jack uses his work to share his knowledge of history. Through his characters, he hopes the reader gains a better understanding of what went on before, developing an appreciation for o ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 3,386 ratings · 599 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	Pemberley Ranch 3.49 avg rating — 1,267 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Darcy Came to Dinner 3.93 avg rating — 588 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Colonels: Jane Austen's Fighting Men (Jane Austen's Fighting Men, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Companion of His Future Life 3.77 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brother of the Bride: Part of the Jane Austen Fighting Men Series (Jane Austen's Fighting Men Book 4) 4.38 avg rating — 99 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snowbound - a P&P Novelette 4.05 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Jane Austen's Fighting Men, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 67 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Persuaded to Sail: Book Three of Jane Austen's Fighting Men 4.36 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rosings Park: A Story of Jane Austen's Fighting Men (Jane Austen's Fighting Men, #4) 4.47 avg rating — 60 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Impressions 3.62 avg rating — 58 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A man's judged by what he is and not what he was.”
― Jack Caldwell, Pemberley Ranch

tags: judging, judging-others, past-mistakes

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“Expecting gratitude for a gift is... unseemly.”
― Jack Caldwell, Pemberley Ranch

tags: gifts, gratitude, manners, mr-darcy

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“I think lots of things, Denny, and I dismiss nothing. When I know, then I'll act.”
― Jack Caldwell, Pemberley Ranch

tags: actions, considering-all-options, facts-and-ideas

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“What if you reached the Age of Reason, only to find there was no reprieve,
Would you be a Man for All Seasons, or would you just disbelieve?”
― Al Stewart

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“Thus far then have we travelled along the terrible road we chose at the call of duty. The mood of Britain is wisely and rightly averse from every form of shallow or premature exultation. This is no time for boasts or glowing prophecies, but there is this: A year ago our position looked forlorn, and well nigh desperate to all eyes but our own. To-day we may say aloud before an awe-struck world: 'We are still masters of our fate. We are still captain of our souls.”
― Winston Churchill

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