The Saber and Scroll Journal Volume 1, Issue 1, April 2015 | Page 4

Letter from the Editor
Welcome to the edited and revised inaugural issue of the American
Public University System (APUS) Saber and Scroll Journal. In the years since
the APUS Saber and Scroll Historical Society launched its first journal issue,
much has changed in the production of the journal. The journal team, working in
partnership with APUS ePress, added a print-on-demand (POD) option for each
issue in spring 2013. Authors of articles published in the earlier issues of the
Saber and Scroll have expressed interest in purchasing a POD version of their
work. In response to that request, a small team has tackled editing and revising
the first issue of the journal to improve the content quality and publish it as a
print offering.
Sincere thanks are due to APUS faculty member Jennifer Thompson,
who, together with the Saber and Scroll Editor in Chief, have edited and revised
each article and book review published in the first Saber and Scroll issue. Where
appropriate, the team has added public domain artwork to feature articles to
enhance the aesthetics of the issue. Thanks are also due to the inaugural issue
authors: Jim Dick, Leigh-Anne Yacovelli, Kenneth Oziah, Lawrence Graves,
Jennifer Thompson, Judy Monhollen, Alice Parker, Kathleen Mitchell Reitmayer,
Anne Midgley, Shawn Ryan, and Candace McGovern.
The team wishes to express a special thanks to the first Saber and Scroll
Editor in Chief, Candace McGovern, who shepherded the journal through
unknown territory and launched what has become a successful history journal for
APUS. Candaces’s original Letter from the Editor is reproduced below:
I would like to begin by welcoming everyone to enjoy our inaugural
edition of American Public University System’s Saber and Scroll
History Club and introducing myself as the new Editor-In-Chief. I
graduated with an MA in Ancient and Classical History from American
Public University and I am currently pursuing two graduate degrees, one
in Humanities at APUS and an MA in Archaeology program at the
University of Leicester. I have taught at a number of different museums
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