Saturday, November 7, 2026

703. Madison Tensas, Part 2

703. Part 2 of our presentation on Madison Tensas. Download the PowerPoint here. Henry Clay Lewis (1825-1850) published Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana “Swamp Doctor” under the pen name of Madison Tensas, M.D. Lewis originally published his sketches separately in The Spirit of the Times, a sporting and hunting magazine published weekly in New York. He then combined the stories into his book in 1850, which he published a few months before his death.

703. Madison Tensas, Part 2

703. Part 2 of our presentation on Madison Tensas. Download the PowerPoint here. Henry Clay Lewis (1825-1850) published Odd Leaves from the Life of a Louisiana “Swamp Doctor” under the pen name of Madison Tensas, M.D. Lewis originally published his sketches separately in The Spirit of the Times, a sporting and hunting magazine published weekly in New York. He then combined the stories into his book in 1850, which he published a few months before his death.