The Secret Is Out! News of Gold Spreads in California
As I wrote last month, the California Gold Rush began in late January 1848 when
February 19, 2014
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As I wrote last month, the California Gold Rush began in late January 1848 when
I didn’t know my grandfathers as well as my grandmothers. Maybe it’s natural for a
When I first saw the scene in the movie Home Alone where poor little Kevin
Most of us who have studied American history are aware of the Forty-Niners—those intrepid souls
As a writer of historical fiction, one of the issues I struggle with is how
One of the things I love about winter is peppermint ice cream. I’m not a
The emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail arrived in the Willamette Valley in late fall,
The first President I could name was John F. Kennedy. President Eisenhower was in office
I’ve written about Dr. John McLaughlin in an earlier post. Although British by birth, he
For those of you who want an update on my writing about the Oregon Trail,