Jack Caldwell

Jack Caldwell 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 our ancestors' trials and tribulations. When not writing or traveling with his wife, Barbara, Jack attempts to play golf. A devout convert to Roman Catholicism, Jack is married with three grown sons.

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  1. The Launch of THE COMPANION OF HIS FUTURE LIFE — 107 comments
  2. THE LAUNCH OF THE PLAINS OF CHALMETTE — 57 comments
  3. Book Launch – Bourbon Street Nights: Volume One of Crescent City — 52 comments
  4. Launch of THE LAST ADVENTURE OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL — 51 comments

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The Austen Interviews – An Interview with Colonel Fitzwilliam: the sequel

The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles by Jack Caldwell The Austen Interviews – An Interview with Colonel Fitzwilliam: the sequel   JACK CALDWELL – Hello, everyone—Jack Caldwell here. I couldn’t just leave you hanging after my initial interview with Colonel Fitzwilliam. [It can be found HERE] Besides, he has a sword. So, I’m happy to welcome back …

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The Austen Interviews – An Interview with Colonel Fitzwilliam

The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles by Jack Caldwell The Austen Interviews – An Interview with Colonel Fitzwilliam [Originally posted 04/28/2011]   JACK CALDWELL – Hello, everyone—Jack Caldwell here. We all know that Fitzwilliam Darcy is Jane Austen’s ideal man and the readers’ favorite gentleman. For this edition of The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles, I’m pleased to interview …

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Chapter Three from ROSINGS PARK by Jack Caldwell

Greetings, everybody! Jack Caldwell here. One of the first novels I wrote was the ground-breaking THE THREE COLONELS, a sequel to both Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. It was also the first book in my Jane Austen’s Fighting Men Series. I’ve have released the second book in that series, THE LAST ADVENTURE OF …

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March Madness – Mr. Darcy meets Capt. Wentworth by Jack Caldwell

Hello, everybody. Jack Caldwell here. As you may know, I’m working on ROSINGS PARK, my sequel to THE THREE COLONELS. Unfortunately, it’s been a slow process and I appreciate your patience. (It doesn’t help that I’m also editing my Persuasion sequel, PERSUADED TO SAIL, at the same time!) Anyhow, there’s an interlude in ROSINGS PARK …

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Backstage at Pride and Prejudice by Jack Caldwell

The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles by Jack Caldwell Hello, everybody. Jack Caldwell here. Long-term readers of my work know I have a peculiar sense of humor. Every now and then, my muse falls victim to it. Like today. So, instead of writing some romantic piece that will leave you in a puddle of mush, you get …

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January Scavenger Hunt Answers and Winner by Jack Caldwell

Hello, everybody. Jack Caldwell here. First, I want to thank everyone for participating in Guess Who from CRESCENT CITY, my entry in the Austen Variations Jane in January Scavenger Hunt. Everyone did very well, getting almost all the answers right. A couple of the questions, particularly the first two, were tricky and tripped up most …

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January Scavenger Hunt #5 by Jack Caldwell

Guess Who from CRESCENT CITY Hello, everybody. Jack Caldwell here. For my entry in the Austen Variations Jane in January Scavenger Hunt, I’m going to give you a little test. After all, it’s Friday the Thirteenth! Bruhahaha! Now, don’t groan—the potential reward is worth it. As you remember, I wrote a modern, JA-based trilogy about …

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Christmas from CRESCENT CITY by Jack Caldwell

Merry Christmas, everybody! Jack Caldwell here. It will surprise those of you not from the Bayou State that it can get cold in Louisiana. Not that nine-below-zero-fifteen-below-wind chill cold that hits the Great Plains and Upper Midwest with some frequency. No; what we get is that thirty-eight-with-wind-and-rain that feels like it’s below zero. The cold …

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An Excerpt from ROSINGS PARK

Greetings, everybody! Jack Caldwell here. One of the first novels I wrote was the ground-breaking THE THREE COLONELS, a sequel to both Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. It was also the first book in my Jane Austen’s Fighting Men Series. I’ve have released the second book in that series, THE LAST ADVENTURE OF …

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Pirates! — An Excerpt from PERSUADED TO SAIL

Ahoy, maties—Jack Caldwell is back.  The theme for this month’s blogs at Jane Austen Variations is Fantastical Austen. The only problem is I haven’t written anything that truly fits the bill. Unless y’all have read We Have Mrs. Radcliffe to Thank, Story #9 in my VARIATIONS short story collection (available here.) So I decided to …

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