Archives for “Railroads”
Ever since I read Gone with the Wind and saw the Jimmie Stewart classic Shenandoah, the Civil War has fascinated me. Recent visits to Gettysburg and Harper’s Ferry reinforced its allure. Peeking through a flea market find (Civil War Trivia and Fact Book by Webb Garrison) pointed out some wonderful tidbits that I thought inquiring [...]
As I was trying to decide what topic to blog about today, it suddenly hit me that I had access to some fabulous history right in my own backyard. In fact, it is the history of Abilene, Texas (the town I now call home) that inspired me to set my first several books in the 1880′s. [...]
One of my favorite tasks as a writer is going on research trips and discovering interesting tidbits of history. While researching End of the Trail, my June release, I learned about a unique historical event. It’s called “The Crash at Crush” and is the brainchild of George William Crush, a passenger agent of the Missouri, [...]
How much do I love SuperChannel? A friend mentioned that I would probably like a new series called Hell On Wheels. I checked it out (On Demand) and the husband and I watched the first episode and LOVED it. It all starts with a Union Soldier in a confessional, seeking absolution for things he [...]
On November 6th we turn the clocks back one hour. If you hate daylight savings time blame Benjamin Franklin. One morning he happened to notice his neighbor’s blinds still drawn after the sun was up and the idea popped into his head. What do you expect from an “early to bed, early to rise” [...]
Best known as the place where the Pony Express began in 1860, and where Jesse James met his end in 1882, St. Joseph, Missouri, holds a place of honor in the history of westward expansion. Situated on the bluffs of the Missouri River, St Joseph began life in 1826 as Joseph Robidoux’s first trading [...]
