And he isn't a man to turn his back on either. This is a man who, at age 21, spotted a beautiful woman in a travel brochure, tracked her to Israel and married her. A man who challenged David Duke for the U.S. Senate in 1990, knowing he didn't have a hope but determined to air his opinions regardless. Wahlder's parties at his antique-filled mansion in the woods are legendary. His holdings are, too.
History is romantic.
And I'm a romantic. He is also a pragmatic businessman who knows that history can be lucrative, whether it is buying sites that can later be sold to the government, or getting a tax break for protecting history on his land. April 26, 1864. A warm, light breeze drifted up the Red River, floating over the smoke and the noise and the enemy advancing through the pines. The crew of the USS Eastport was desperate.