tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12561878460151806782024-03-12T22:59:32.952-04:00TWRP Historical AuthorsWe Make History Come Alive...NicDarienzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827861813000817590noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-12506651688571805792021-04-21T13:38:00.000-04:002021-04-21T13:38:28.742-04:00It's Been a Long Time<p> Though I haven't been posting, I have been writing, but I've been in a funk so it's been slow. Finally, several projects motivated me to get busy. In the last 12 months, I have published three novellas, all Historical Western Romances. I hope you'll take a look.</p><p><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3bPr7ac" target="_blank">Quixie on the Draw</a>—</i>this novella was included in a collection of novellas titled <i>Journey of the Heart.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9-dW1-38vbt07myZ8p09MP-WpoAuJPctOPMRxGRhTVXJ9d3RXNX6sV5TaQ0ms-l76fwzTj6FOzh_oSVFDNSbyHNQUcQySktKzW64UsSs2_AGJMTbkpL1_hyphenhyphen5WzWw92MuCuckiruFmRs/s750/QuixieontheDraw_LindaLaRoque_750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9-dW1-38vbt07myZ8p09MP-WpoAuJPctOPMRxGRhTVXJ9d3RXNX6sV5TaQ0ms-l76fwzTj6FOzh_oSVFDNSbyHNQUcQySktKzW64UsSs2_AGJMTbkpL1_hyphenhyphen5WzWw92MuCuckiruFmRs/s320/QuixieontheDraw_LindaLaRoque_750.jpg" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>Quixie O'Connor's overbearing mother orders her to take the stage from San Antonio to Waco to locate her younger brother. One of these days, Quixie hopes to get out from under her mother's thumb and have a family of her own. When the stage is robbed, she is kidnapped and taken to the robber's hideout where she fights to protect her honor and her life. </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Nathan Parker boards the stage to visit his mother and sister in Waco, but he has a deeper mission to fulfill. He enjoys the company of the young Irish woman traveling with them and hopes one day to marry someone with as much wit and spirit. When Quixie is abducted by bandits, Nathan takes on a new mission—rescuing the young woman and claiming her as his own.</span><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fTnLxeJcET-b65AnZ803h9JqVwCRFFO9_i0KQ1X9SfzN37dsmCS3hSgM_n276jnqVKpylsQri_j60lH4p8iW4N1cQtTat8kyRpTU6K16RDLSV4G3M_2DgjeSb1qaHIPqjTRsm_Xj998/s750/SaloonSongbird_LindaLaRoque_750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fTnLxeJcET-b65AnZ803h9JqVwCRFFO9_i0KQ1X9SfzN37dsmCS3hSgM_n276jnqVKpylsQri_j60lH4p8iW4N1cQtTat8kyRpTU6K16RDLSV4G3M_2DgjeSb1qaHIPqjTRsm_Xj998/s320/SaloonSongbird_LindaLaRoque_750.jpg" /></a><div><br /></div><i><a href="https://amzn.to/30pdWuc" target="_blank">Saloon Songbird</a></i></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Abigail Roche’s parents are murdered by her uncle for their money. She flees Chicago with her baby brother, Jaimie, in her arms to save both their lives. Outside of Denton, Texas, the train is robbed, and she loses most of the money she carried. She uses her vocal training to sing in the town’s Opera House and saloon to support them.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Marshal Pat Hayden is determined to protect Abigail and her brother. She assumes the alias Addy Riley, widow and mother of Jamie. When her demented uncle, Sirus Roche, shows up in town and kidnaps the baby, Pat joins with the town’s sheriff and deputy to save the child and Addy.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Who said opera had no place in a western saloon?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><i><a href="https://amzn.to/2OklCKc" target="_blank">Reluctant Bride</a></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvil8UKF2R2zG7uLoFo8xyG0B0M8iX8q1UAh9_unen9JBkugxr9gBArH3O97ua0vi2qNpE3SHm_snwazZCWEuRktM_qowgCTaqJbHbc5hlJYJ3M2LS0tzMZTaXwWC0YvTQs42YQLPFEOg/s750/ReluctantBride_LindaLaRoque_750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvil8UKF2R2zG7uLoFo8xyG0B0M8iX8q1UAh9_unen9JBkugxr9gBArH3O97ua0vi2qNpE3SHm_snwazZCWEuRktM_qowgCTaqJbHbc5hlJYJ3M2LS0tzMZTaXwWC0YvTQs42YQLPFEOg/s320/ReluctantBride_LindaLaRoque_750.jpg" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Lacey Faraday is an independent young woman determined to get an education. Her father rebels against her choice when she’s frequently seen picketing on the campus green for Women’s Rights. He insists she marry and arranges a marriage for her.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Brady Callahan, Sheriff of Denton County, is a widower with six-year-old twin daughters who need a mother. He’s been in love before and isn’t in the market for a woman to love, just one who will care for his girls and give him more children.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The two opposites speak vows for practical reasons, only to find themselves on a delicious journey of the heart.<br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Thank you for stopping by and I'll try to post at least once a month from now on.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Happy Reading and Writing!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Linda</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.lindalaroque.com">www.lindalaroque.com</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>Linda LaRoquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-67183979300786382512021-04-05T12:37:00.003-04:002021-04-05T12:37:49.822-04:00Review: Exodus from the Alamo: The Anatomy of the Last Stand Myth <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I don’t
usually review nonfiction. However, I’m making an exception for <i>Exodus
from the Alamo: The Anatomy of the Last Stand</i> <i>Myth</i> by
Phillip Thomas Tucker (Ph.D. history, 1990). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">First,
because although I’ve long suspected we weren’t getting an entirely accurate
story from our grade school history class, it never occurred to me that almost
all of what we thought we knew was wrong. Wrong, or worse, outright lies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’ll hit
the high points. The Alamo had no strategic value whatsoever and was
indefensible. It had never been intended as a fort, it covered three acres, its
perimeter wall was about one-quarter mile long and could not have been defended
by the 182 men known to have been in the old mission. They were short of
gunpowder, food and clothing—and had been before the thirteen day siege began.
The majority of the defenders’ bodies were found outside the Alamo, as three
separate groups broke out soon after the attack began. Tucker describes several
acts of heroism by individuals but none of them had any hope of prevailing and
none of them are the ones we hear about in the “legend” of the Alamo. And no,
the Mexicans did not suffer thousands of casualties. Their losses were between
two and three hundred, including wounded—and a number of those were likely from
“friendly fire” in the pre-dawn attack.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And those
are only the high points. To learn how this pointless effort was doomed from
its conception, you’ll have to read the book. Every time I thought Tucker had
revealed the worst failure by those in charge, I was mistaken. The words
incompetent, ignorant, and undisciplined spring to mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My second
reason for reviewing it is his glaring omission of a number of the Alamo’s
inmates. Tucker presents convincing evidence of the survival of six or eight of
the defenders and what became of them after the skirmish (General Santa Anna’s
word). Yet he fails to mention approximately 20 women and children who were
present and also survived. He was aware of them, as he quotes from an
account one of them wrote later, and he mentions a woman who tended Bowie
during his illness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What,
were they chopped liver? Oh, wait! It was 1836, so women ranked with lapdogs:
no need to mention <i>them</i>. However, Tucker is a product of the late
20<sup>th</sup> century so his silence on the women’s survival seems odd.
After the fighting ended (about 45 minutes after it began), Santa Anna issued
each woman two silver dollars and a blanket to speed them on their way, one
assumes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Minor details:
the first section of the book, dealing with the political background and
motivations of the American influx into Texas, is not riveting. Once it moves
on to the Alamo and the siege, it is fascinating and horrifying. For those
interested in sources, <i>Exodus from the Alamo’s </i>notes and
bibliography run to pages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Better
editing might have resulted in correction of some peculiar typographical
errors, like "abode" instead of "adobe", "rouges"
instead of "rogues", and "would of" instead of "would
have".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Even if
you have no interest in 19<sup>th</sup> century America, military history
or Texas, I recommend reading it. Ignorance is not bliss.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Kathleen Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14925755582335875846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-8434449576232200032021-02-17T11:29:00.000-05:002021-02-17T11:29:05.227-05:00Take a Visit to The Wylder West<p> Our Wylder West series has been a huge success! To date we have six stories published with lots more on the way! They are as follows, starting with the most recent:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Home in Wylder by Jane Lewis available January 17!</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKBPz3QdxUf08I-nAn5qfeIAv_6N6LM8hDkzsNikdmLpTJwA_6E8QTnp2P41WnNbjZ8iFRtEZoWET8xxvOOwu8cvaE8ukJxoSYrlq3t6oBSQsfIf4ChKVZ709UPDa0r_ehy7bVhAg6g/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKBPz3QdxUf08I-nAn5qfeIAv_6N6LM8hDkzsNikdmLpTJwA_6E8QTnp2P41WnNbjZ8iFRtEZoWET8xxvOOwu8cvaE8ukJxoSYrlq3t6oBSQsfIf4ChKVZ709UPDa0r_ehy7bVhAg6g/" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>To escape gossip about her disastrous engagement, Sarah Miller flees to Wylder, Wyoming where her aunt owns a dress shop. But the danger she discovers in the wild west has her ready to board the next stagecoach out of town. </p><p><br /></p><p>Daniel Taylor rescues a damsel in distress only to fall in love with her at first sight. The past has taught him that gentle women don't make Wylder their home. He intends to court Sarah, but braces himself for a broken heart, knowing she will eventually leave town.</p><p><br /></p><p>When Sarah is forced to face down the men who have tormented her since her arrival in Wylder, she will have to make the most difficult decision of her life.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><b>Released January 18: Wylder's Magic by Sherrie Lea Morgan</b></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvhny_0H8MWYYt8hPStjPXePcrw9UxW0cnW9cbsdu3z2u8kgT5dEYv79e54pwrq3EI8bh5eSXBilU-J1pZdoYCPJ3Rff4hoTH28n9frushyKfhlzTLE4hTQcr6csjNtbmXGV5WvJXNg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvhny_0H8MWYYt8hPStjPXePcrw9UxW0cnW9cbsdu3z2u8kgT5dEYv79e54pwrq3EI8bh5eSXBilU-J1pZdoYCPJ3Rff4hoTH28n9frushyKfhlzTLE4hTQcr6csjNtbmXGV5WvJXNg/" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Lillian is devastated. Her goal of owning an apothecary in Wylder, Wyoming is dashed. Her family has promised her in wedlock by proxy, and she hopes her spouse is a reasonable man. Can they forge a compromise about the shop, as well as their marriage?</p><p><br /></p><p>Hank's hopes aren't high when it comes to his sight-unseen bride. Heck, he'd settle for a good cook and a warm body. However, Lillian is a lady and skittish as a wild filly—determined to take things slow. She proves her point by sleeping in the guest room.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just as Lillian begins to fall in love, and yearns to become a true wife, Hank is shot. With potions handed down by her ghostly Gammy she works to keep him alive. Will death come calling or will Hank live to share the last unclaimed piece of property on their homestead…his bed?</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><b>Released on December 2, 2020</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>A Wylder Christmas by Sarita Leone</b></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNt5FJL9z9Q8ULmlrSmknNAIzFLn13H0szz5-3xYVys-tYPIOtKZCMlUE1YBPI26MANpPESuwjgAsB1c4_w7kRdBhH4mpin5il2qViFaviqIQdoJVoTj5CbNePJOg7wyjsD_q9SMBXQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNt5FJL9z9Q8ULmlrSmknNAIzFLn13H0szz5-3xYVys-tYPIOtKZCMlUE1YBPI26MANpPESuwjgAsB1c4_w7kRdBhH4mpin5il2qViFaviqIQdoJVoTj5CbNePJOg7wyjsD_q9SMBXQ/" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Can a Christmas miracle bring a southern belle into the arms of a Union soldier?</p><p>Violet Bloom leaves Charleston to come west as a mail-order bride. But when she steps off the stagecoach, she's greeted by tragic news. She vows to begin anew in Wylder, to lay haunting memories to rest, and find peace.</p><p> </p><p>Former Union soldier Thomas Harvey's dreams of homesteading are crushed, along with his heart, at the passing of his wife. He moves to town and struggles to survive—not for himself, but for his spirited young daughter. </p><p><br /></p><p>After Thomas rescues Violet during a snowstorm, neither has any thought of romance. But Christmas magic is in the air. It's a time of forgiveness and new beginnings—even for lost souls. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>A Walk on the Wylder Side by Laura Strickland</b></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-2VnJswCAcCdf9W5t_yClWw-W6M7qIle3aEwEjX6tFlC_rYKS4-ILqdLxl0Cz2nEoo_PftvFYEnGotY1hEyrGfgD9cspfaWIhGATBB6DxchyiHbdw66gbIOtB3L4xNe1Z-xKEsDMaw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-2VnJswCAcCdf9W5t_yClWw-W6M7qIle3aEwEjX6tFlC_rYKS4-ILqdLxl0Cz2nEoo_PftvFYEnGotY1hEyrGfgD9cspfaWIhGATBB6DxchyiHbdw66gbIOtB3L4xNe1Z-xKEsDMaw/" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Outspoken, rebellious Cissy Arkwright was sent west from her Chicago home to work at a boarding house in Wylder, Wyoming. The last thing she expects is friendship with the handsome new boarder, a man with an air of danger and the power to make her smile.</p><p><br /></p><p>Buck Standish is on the run from his past. He'd like to put aside the life of a gun-for-hire, especially once he meets Cissy. But experience tells him the past has a way of catching up, pistols in hand. He's lost his heart to Cissy—should he protect her by hitting the trail again? Or stay in Wylder and fight for their future?</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Wylder Hearts by Kim Turner</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvelMXi-eO7tCsyHQCrEtR9G6t4KSR9ntYAsqZbNCRQa4JoyJrtmSa0xzEsHh1-zwQJBYE8fj18g624puxdERngEi9mYHFo9ueGoo7AZ-91cIEVCVtEeA7-i58GmTY2MNv_jF380x73A/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvelMXi-eO7tCsyHQCrEtR9G6t4KSR9ntYAsqZbNCRQa4JoyJrtmSa0xzEsHh1-zwQJBYE8fj18g624puxdERngEi9mYHFo9ueGoo7AZ-91cIEVCVtEeA7-i58GmTY2MNv_jF380x73A/" width="160" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Caleb Holt is the man to see for a good horse. Abuse an animal and he'll teach the lesson that goes with it. When he lands on top of a woman in the midst of a brawl and snags a passionate kiss, he sparks a fire he never expected. But it doesn't take the cowboy long to learn a lesson of his own… sometimes love comes with a price. </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Seamstress Laurel Adams is embarrassed by Caleb's stolen kiss. Though she is determined to raise her son alone, she wonders at the ease of falling for the handsome horseman. But when the husband who abandoned her returns, there is only one choice to make—the one that breaks her heart into tiny pieces. </p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Wylder County Social Club by Nicole McCaffrey</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHARu89nObGXWq_1gwXPu3dmXD87NrHuCGj_J6kih-YAf76aA3eP7VxGdgGNuccVNT9vTg3I8diU-34Hd6OZsnsRTfU9E-CidtUvsq2kuyIDZTwUPJpbxfbzsyvD-rPthIni83M85xQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHARu89nObGXWq_1gwXPu3dmXD87NrHuCGj_J6kih-YAf76aA3eP7VxGdgGNuccVNT9vTg3I8diU-34Hd6OZsnsRTfU9E-CidtUvsq2kuyIDZTwUPJpbxfbzsyvD-rPthIni83M85xQ/" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div>Eliza Jane O'Hanlan is called west to care for her ailing mother. Raised by a spinster aunt, she only knows that her mother is a successful businesswoman. When she arrives in Wylder she is shocked to learn her mother is the town madam. But the secrets don't end there…</div><div><br /></div><div>Doctor Sam "Coyote" Sullivan saw enough suffering and dying in the war to last a lifetime. He is more than happy to help the town madam keep her girls free of disease—and worse. The moment she arrives in town, the madam's daughter makes it clear she doesn't approve of her mother's unconventional methods—or him. </div><div><br /></div><div>Before long, Eliza doesn't just have the town of Wylder in a stir. She has Coyote pretty stirred up, too. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>NicDarienzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827861813000817590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-36708626929588261562020-12-16T11:08:00.000-05:002020-12-16T11:08:38.637-05:00Sources for detail on 18th century life and matters<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’ve
written posts on historical detail before because I’m a little compulsive about
it. Below are a few new resources (plus some I may have mentioned earlier).
Many are Georgian but some contain links to other periods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Language: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.fromoldbooks.org/NathanBailey-CantingDictionary/transcription.html">http://www.fromoldbooks.org/NathanBailey-CantingDictionary/transcription.html</a></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There
are links to several resources here but I use it for N. Bailey’s 1737
dictionary of canting (criminal) slang.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A New Dictionary of the Terms
Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, by B.E. Gent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Originally
published in 1699, there is some overlap with the Bailey dictionary, but it
also contains hunting terms (“Yearn: When beagles bark and cry at their game”)
and slang terms generally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #282829;">And this:
Webster's Third Dictionary (of American English; 1828) Searchable. Perhaps
useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: #195faa; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.1828-dictionary.com/" target="_blank" title="www.1828-dictionary.com"><span style="color: #195faa;">http://www.1828-dictionary.com/</span></a></span></span><span style="color: #282829;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #282829;">Bailey's 1763
Dictionary, <i>searchable, </i>and viewable and<i> </i>downloadable
as an image of the original: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: #195faa; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.archive.org/stream/universaletymolo00bail#page%2F8%2Fmode%2F2up" target="_blank" title="www.archive.org"><span style="color: #195faa;">An universal
etymological English dictionary</span></a></span></span><span style="color: #282829;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #282829;">A bit about the book: </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: #195faa;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Universal_Etymological_English_Dictionary" target="_blank" title="en.wikipedia.org"><span style="color: #195faa;">An Universal
Etymological English Dictionary - Wikipedia</span></a></span></span><span style="color: #282829;"> ...and there's more at the bottom of that page than
you might ever want to see.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.etymonline.com/">https://www.etymonline.com/</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Useful
for checking for the first known use of English words and terms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/samuel-johnson-s-dictionary-of-the-english-language-1785">https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/samuel-johnson-s-dictionary-of-the-english-language-1785</a></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 24.0pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: #195faa; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.lexilogos.com/english/english_modern_early.htm" target="_blank" title="www.lexilogos.com"><span style="color: #195faa;">Early Modern English
Dictionary (16th-18th century)</span></a></span></span><span style="color: #282829; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #282829;">Contains several
excellent resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #282829;">And this curious
one, a treatise on understanding British-American handwriting and printed text,
with notes on the language:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: #195faa; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/writing.html" target="_blank" title="dohistory.org"><span style="color: #195faa;">How to Read 18th Century
British-American Writing</span></a></span></span><span style="color: #282829;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Period
Detail:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>Eighteenth
Century London Life</i> by
Rosamund Bayne-Powell</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>English
Country Life in the Eighteenth Century</i> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by Rosamund Bayne-Powell<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>Travellers
in Eighteenth Century</i> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by
Rosamund Bayne-Powell<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>Housekeeping
in the Eighteenth Century</i> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by
Rosamund Bayne-Powell<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>The
English Child in the Eighteenth Century</i> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by Rosamund Bayne-Powell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">These are all out of print but
available from online used book sellers. Full of useful details culled from the
letters and essays of the period.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i>A Tour Through the Whole Island
of Great Britain</i>,
by Daniel Defoe</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Written
between 1724 and 1726, it contains a wealth of local color and a good deal of
information about trade. Try to find a copy with print that isn’t teeny-tiny. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Dance:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___I5dy4PhQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___I5dy4PhQ</a></span><span style="color: #282829;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wlU4PP1eUI"><span style="font-family: times;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wlU4PP1eUI</span></a></span><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">18<sup>th</sup> century dances
performed</span>. There were more dances than just the minuet. </span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: windowtext;">Specifically
Georgian sources and information:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.pascalbonenfant.com/18c/index.html">http://www.pascalbonenfant.com/18c/index.html</a></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Full of
interesting and useful Georgian sources and information. There’s a collection
of terms for various occupations. “Green bag” was a term for a lawyer; Tom Turd
was a night-soil collector. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What They Ate:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/md3/openhearthcooking/aaCookbookindex.html">http://www.angelfire.com/md3/openhearthcooking/aaCookbookindex.html</a></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">A collection of cookbooks online
by period. What people ate in the Georgian or Regency periods was quite
different from what we eat today, or even what we ate a hundred years ago.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="http://www.staff.uni-giessen.de/gloning/kobu.htm">http://www.staff.uni-giessen.de/gloning/kobu.htm</a><o:p> </o:p>More online cookbooks, from the
Middle Ages on, including European cookbooks, and links to other useful sites.
Some of the European collections have been translated. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Weather:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.pascalbonenfant.com/18c/geography/weather.html">https://www.pascalbonenfant.com/18c/geography/weather.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Weather
in Great Britain, by year, from 1700 to 1849.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Medical matters:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=cotton_ms_vitellius_c_iii_f011r">http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=cotton_ms_vitellius_c_iii_f011r</a></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(11<sup>th</sup> c. AngloSaxon herbal)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="background: white; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">(<span style="color: #111111;">Medieval
Herbal Remedies: The Old English Herbarium and Anglo-Saxon Medicine by Anne Van
Arsdall is a </span>translation of above 11<sup>th</sup> c. Anglo-Saxon herbal).<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc;"><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/medieval-potion-kills-stubborn-bacteria-180975459/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200803-daily-responsive&spMailingID=43109185&spUserID=MTA1NDMyMzIyNTgyNQS2&spJobID=1820231855&spReportId=MTgyMDIzMTg1NQS2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/medieval-potion-kills-stubborn-bacteria-180975459/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200803-daily-responsive&spMailingID=43109185&spUserID=MTA1NDMyMzIyNTgyNQS2&spJobID=1820231855&spReportId=MTgyMDIzMTg1NQS2</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="background: white; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">A medieval cure that seems to
work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<h1 style="background: white; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Clothing:
<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1 style="background: white; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc;"><a href="http://www.lacma.org/patternproject" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">http://www.lacma.org/patternproject</span></a></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<h1 style="background: white; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">LACMA historical patterns
downloads for a variety of periods. <o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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1791-1799</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, edited by Sir John
Sinclair, reprinted 1900. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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online for a dollar each. With shipping (from Scotland) the order came to under
$10. They’re fat books, with more detail than even the most OCD writer of
historical novels needs. On the other hand, they contained some tidbits of
information that were well worth the price for the background I needed. They
contain sections on each Scottish region with a description of the terrain,
climate, statistics, natural resources, local history, and so forth, by
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climate, population, including the number of persons practicing various trades,
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century, you will have to become accustomed to the “s” in some words looking
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As always, thank you for your support.H.B. Berlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02729136113966974691noreply@blogger.com0Wichita, KS, USA37.687176099999988 -97.33005300000002137.284951099999986 -97.975500000000025 38.089401099999989 -96.684606000000016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-74387832852872512232019-07-29T18:25:00.001-04:002019-07-29T18:25:31.315-04:00Character Photos Lost in the Plains<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/agaRZnpEVRo" width="480"></iframe>H.B. Berlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02729136113966974691noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-50758625962478086222019-07-21T20:26:00.000-04:002019-07-21T20:26:17.713-04:00ResourcesI have always enjoyed research, even back to the days of the old card catalogs in the school or public library. While the digital world might make it easier, the elements of research are always the same: find a thread and follow it.<br />
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I ave discovered some interesting resources in the last few years. Postcard collecting has provided me with a source of those notorious threads. Other postcard collectors, some in their 70's or 80's, are themselves a resource for information. Oral history can be transcribed to a point where it is almost dialogue.<br />
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Beside the public library, if you are fortunate enough to live in a community with a decent sized university, you will find their library beneficial. Both your state's historical society and, if you come across one, a genealogical society.<br />
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The Kansas Historical Society provides free access to Kansas residents to Newspapers.com. It would be worthwhile to see if your state's historical society offers the same.<br />
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Hopefully we can enliven this blog with positive discourse, recommendations, findings, and secrets here and there. I wish you all continued success.H.B. Berlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02729136113966974691noreply@blogger.com0Wichita, KS, USA37.687176099999988 -97.33005300000002137.284951099999986 -97.975500000000025 38.089401099999989 -96.684606000000016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-38793005191288961502018-09-28T14:58:00.003-04:002018-09-28T14:58:49.291-04:00THE BLUE-EYED BLACK-HEARTED DUKE by Sandra Masters<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;">Hello and hope this finds you well. Our Managing Editor, Historical Division, is in the midst of revitalizing the TWRP Historial Author blog and will soon send invitations to all. I volunteered so this is my first attempt. </span><br />
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Powerfully drawn to him, Jaclyn Moreux, his ward, cannot deny his allure and the sizzling attraction that grows. She is lured by his seductive charm and the danger and passion in his embrace. But a treacherous villain sets about disparaging the duke to Jaclyn with lies and half-truths.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;">The plot is a departure from my traditional Regency Romance since it is a Regency Fantasy Supernatural. Woke up one night after it was a halfway completed and had a vision of the supernatural creatures in a stained glass window. Viola! Revisions made it a reality.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="background: #f2f3f5; color: #1d2129;">Sizzling, spicy page turner Regency romance with an element of fantasy supernatural. One night he met with temptation and it bested him. Radolf, Duke of Wolferton, had a reputation as a rake which he never wanted to uphold. A glistening thread of goodness was tattooed on his heart. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This is probably <b>the most famous lovers ever</b>. This couple has become <b>a synonym for love </b>itself. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Their <b>love story</b> is very tragic. The tale of two teenagers from two feuding families who fall in love at first sight and then marry, become true lovers and then risk it all for their love. To take your own life for your husband or wife is definitely a sign of true love. Their "untimely deaths" ultimately unite their feuding households.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-86966392315431434902013-02-25T01:00:00.000-05:002013-02-25T01:00:01.692-05:00Number 2 - A True Love Story<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Cleopatra and Mark Antony</span></em></strong><br />
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The true love story of Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most memorable, intriguing and moving of all times. The story of these two historical characters had later been dramatized by William Shakespeare and is still staged all over the world. The relationship of Antony and Cleopatra is a true test of love. They fell in love at first sight. The relationship between these two powerful people put the country of Egypt in a powerful position. But their love affair outraged the Romans who were wary of the growing powers of the Egyptians. Despite all the threats, Anthony and Cleopatra got married. It is said that while fighting a battle against Romans, Antony got false news of Cleopatra's death. Shattered, he fell on his sword. When Cleopatra learned about Antony 's death, she was shocked. And she took her own life. Great love demands great sacrifices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-88469800974999722552013-02-23T18:22:00.000-05:002013-02-23T18:22:00.701-05:00Number 3 - Knights Make Great Stories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>The tragic love story</strong> <b>of Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere</b> is probably <b>one of the best-known stories of Arthurian Legend</b>. Lancelot fall in love with Queen Guinevere, King Arthur's wife. Their love grew slowly, as Guinevere kept Lancelot away from her. Eventually, however, her love and passion overpowered her and the pair became lovers. One night, Sir Agravain and Sir Modred, King Arthur's nephew, led a band of 12 knights to Guinevere's chamber where they burst in upon the lovers. Discovered, Sir Lancelot made a fighting escape, but poor Guinevere was not so lucky. She was seized and condemned to burn to death for her adultery. Fear not. Sir Lancelot returned several days later to rescue his beloved Guinevere from the fire. This whole sad affair divided the Knights of the Round Table and weakened Arthur's kingdom. Poor Lancelot ended his days as a lowly hermit and Guinevere became a nun at Amesbury where she died.</div>
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<strong>The tragic love story of Tristan and Isolde</strong> has been told and retold through various stories and manuscripts. It takes place during medieval times during the reign of King Arthur. Isolde of Ireland was the daughter of the King of Ireland. She was betrothed to King Mark of Cornwall. King Mark sent his nephew, Tristan, to Ireland to escort Isolde back to Cornwall. During the voyage, Isolde and Tristan fell forever in love. Isolde did marry Mark of Cornwall, but could not help but love Tristan. The love affair continued after the marriage. When King Mark finally learned of the affair, he forgave Isolde, but Tristan was banned from Cornwall. Tristan went to Brittany. There he met Iseult of Brittany. He was attracted to her because of the similarity of her name to his true love. He married her, but did not consummate the marriage because of his love for the "true" Isolde. After falling ill, he sent for Isolde in hopes that she would be able to cure him. If she agreed to come, the returning ship's sails would be white, or the sails would be black if she did not agree. Iseult, seeing the white sails, lied to Tristan and told him that the sails were black. He died of grief before Isolde could reach him. Isolde died soon after of a broken heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-7064136351280058322013-02-19T01:00:00.000-05:002013-02-19T01:00:07.762-05:00Number 5 - Beware the Trojan Horse<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Paris and Helena</span></em></strong><br />
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Recounted in Homer's Iliad, <b>the story of Helen of Troy and the Trojan War</b> is a Greek heroic legend, combining fact and fiction. Helen of Troy is considered one the most beautiful women in all literature. She was married to Menelaus, king of Sparta. Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, fell in love with Helen and abducted her, taking her back to Troy. The Greeks assembled a great army, led by Menelaus's brother, Agamemnon, to retrieve Helen. Troy was destroyed. Helen returned safely to Sparta, where she lived happily with Menelaus for the rest of her life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-73003371877524156582013-02-17T01:00:00.000-05:002013-02-17T01:00:02.808-05:00Number 6 - Not Too Convenient<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Napoleon and Josephine</span></em></strong><br />
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A marriage of convenience, at age 26 Napoleon took a fancy to Josephine. An older, prominent, and most importantly wealthy woman. As time drew on, Napoleon fell deeply in love with Josephine, and she with him, but that didn't deter the adultery on both sides-their mutual respect for one another kept them together, and their burning passion between them didn't falter, and was genuine. They eventually split, as Napoleon deeply required something Josephine could not give him, an heir. Sadly they parted ways, both bearing the love and passion in their hearts, for all eternity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-30114821133606717472013-02-15T01:00:00.000-05:002013-02-15T01:00:05.215-05:00Number 7 - It's All Greek to Me<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Odysseus and Penelope</span></em></strong><br />
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Few couples understand sacrifice quite like this Greek pair. After being torn apart, they wait twenty long years to be reunited. War takes Odysseus away shortly after his marriage to Penelope. Although she has little hope of his return, she resists the 108 suitors who are anxious to replace her husband. Odysseus is equally devoted, refusing a beautiful sorceress's offer of everlasting love and eternal youth, so that he might return home to his wife and son. This month, take a cue from Homer, and remember that true love is worth waiting for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-59938095900945611602013-02-14T01:00:00.000-05:002013-02-14T01:00:04.529-05:00Happy Valentine's Day<h2 class="h4" sb_id="ms__id1351" style="text-align: center;">
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The history of Valentine's Day--and the story of its patron saint--is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. But who was Saint Valentine, and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? <br sb_id="ms__id1353" /><br sb_id="ms__id1354" />The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. <br sb_id="ms__id1355" /><br sb_id="ms__id1356" />Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were often beaten and tortured. According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first "valentine" greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl--possibly his jailor's daughter--who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed "From your Valentine," an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories all emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic and--most importantly--romantic figure. By the Middle Ages, perhaps thanks to this reputation, Valentine would become one of the most popular saints in England and France.</div>
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<em>Gone with the Wind</em> can be identified as one of the immortal pieces of literary works in this world. Margaret Mitchell's famous work has chronicled the love and hate relationship between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler. Proving that timing is everything, Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler never seem to be quite in synch. Throughout the epic story, this tempestuous twosome experience passion but not permanence, and their stormy marriage reflects the surrounding Civil War battles. The flirtatious, promiscuous, and perpetually pursued Scarlett can't make up her mind between her many suitors. When she finally decides to settle on being happy with Rhett, her fickle nature has already driven him away. Hope springs eternal in our devious heroine, however, and the novel ends with Scarlett proclaiming, "Tomorrow is another day."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-63585169407388432032013-02-11T01:00:00.000-05:002013-02-11T01:00:10.651-05:00Number 9 - A Great Gothic Novel<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Jane Eyre and Rochester</span></em></strong><br />
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In <b>Charlotte Bronte's famous tale</b>, friendless characters find a cure for loneliness in each other's company. Jane is an abused orphan employed as a governess to the charge of an abrasive, but very rich Edward Rochester. The improbable pair grow close as Rochester reveals a tender heart beneath his gruff exterior. He does not, however, reveal his penchant for polygamy - on their wedding day, a horrified Jane discovers he is already married. Heartbroken, Jane runs away, but later returns after a dreadful fire has destroyed Rochester's mansion, killed his wife, and left him blind. Love triumphs, and the two reunite and live out their days in shared bliss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256187846015180678.post-29117077523262115552013-02-09T01:00:00.000-05:002013-02-09T01:00:00.067-05:00Number 10 - Hang On To Those Jewels.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is <b>a story of a monk and a nun</b> whose love letters became world famous. Around 1100, Peter Abelard went to Paris to study at the school of Notre Dame. He gained a reputation as an outstanding philosopher. Fulbert, the canon of Notre Dame, hired Abelard to tutor his niece, Heloise. Abelard and the scholarly Heloise fell deeply in love, conceived a child, and were secretly married. But Fulbert was furious, so Abelard sent Heloise to safety in a convent. Thinking that he intended to abandon Heloise, Fulbert had his servants castrate Abelard while he slept. Abelard became a monk and devoted his life to learning. The heartbroken Heloise became a nun. Despite their separations and tribulations, Abelard and Heloise remained in love. Their poignant love letters were later published.</div>
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<b>Jane Austen</b> has personified two attributes of human nature, pride and prejudice in <b>Darcy and Elizabeth</b>. Darcy comes from a very high social hierarchy and Pemberley. He typifies the educated aristocracy; while on the other hand, Elizabeth is the second daughter of a gentleman of modest means. Mr. Bennett has five daughters who have been allowed to grow up the way they wanted. There has been no school education for them nor has there been any governess at home. Elizabeth’s very indulgent mother and irresponsible father never gave any thought to the future of the daughters. It is always taken for granted that they will do well for themselves. To a woman of Mrs. Bennett's understanding, doing well exclusively means finding a rich, well to do husband. For a man of Darcy's social stature, these were very serious failings of the family and totally unacceptable to his polished, educated, and refined mind. Darcy adores Pemberley, and the future mistress of that estate can only be just as polished and refined and from an equally prestigious family. He falls in love with Elizabeth only to be refused by her initially, and then much later she realized she can love no one but Darcy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0