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At the Far End of Nowhere by Christine Davis Merriman

Posted on September 24, 2018

This book came to my attention and I thought I would share it as it sounds like an interesting and unusual historical setting. I’ve been […]

20th Century, America, New Books

review: Sovrin’s Star

Posted on August 26, 2018

Sovrin’s Star Mississippi Connection, Book 1 by John Reyer Afamasaga www.johnreyerafamasaga.org This historical novella follows two unique characters through the post-Civil War South–a crippled orphan […]

19th Century, America, Civil War, Reviews

guest post: Terrence McCauley on the history behind The Fairfax Incident

Posted on June 6, 2018

I had several reasons for setting THE FAIRFAX INCIDENT in 1933 New York City. The first reason is that I love history in general and […]

20th Century, America, Guest Post

review: Bonnie & Clyde : Dam Nation

Posted on April 4, 2018

Bonnie & Clyde: Dam Nation Book 2 by Clark Hays & Kathleen McFall In this second installment of Hays & McFall’s Bonnie & Clyde series, […]

20th Century, America, Depression Era, Reviews

review: While You Were Mine

Posted on March 25, 2018

While You Were Mine by Ann Howard Creel This story opens upon the protagonist, nurse Gwen Mullen, finding herself the subject of the famous LIFE […]

20th Century, America, Post WWII, Reviews

review: The Bell Jar

Posted on February 16, 2018

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Esther Greenwood is a promising, young college student from Boston who had been given the chance to gain real […]

20th Century, America, Classics, Reviews

guest post: John Nuckel on a Chance Meeting with Teddy Wilson

Posted on January 31, 2018

One of the most important events in American music happened at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 1938. There was a Benny Goodman concert that night. […]

19th Century, 20th Century, America

guest post: Fiction and History in Richard Buxton’s Whirligig – A writer’s choice

Posted on May 5, 2017

I decided to base Whirligig, my novel set in the American Civil War, largely in Tennessee and Georgia. The battles around Chattanooga were interesting to […]

19th Century, America, Civil War, Giveaways, Guest Post

review: Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America

Posted on March 12, 2017

Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America by Teri Kanefield Alexander Hamilton is much in the news lately, particularly with the Broadway play in such demand, […]

America, American Revolution, Non-Fiction, Reviews

review: A Wilder Rose

Posted on March 11, 2017

A Wilder Rose by Susan Wittig Albert Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series has been a staple in children’s literature for decades, […]

20th Century, America, Depression Era, Reviews