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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Old Haunts Enters Proofreading

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  Interim Cover Old Haunts, A Steve Dancy Tale has entered the proofreading stage. The new Steve Dancy should be available in 4-6 weeks. Th...
Thursday, March 23, 2023

The Myth of the Lost Cause Vs. The Real Lincoln

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  This post deals with two books on the “Lost Cause.” Thomas J. DiLorenzo presents the case for the Lost Cause in The Real Lincoln: A New ...
Sunday, March 5, 2023

First draft complete: Old Haunts, A Steve Dancy Tale

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In the last week I completed the first draft of Old Haunts, A Steve Dancy Tale . My beta readers are giving me feedback as I go. So far, so ...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Gore Vidal's Historical Novel about Abraham Lincoln

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I’m not a Gore Vidal fan. I thought Burr was a hash, especially from a historical perspective. Lincoln is a better novel, but still blemishe...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

New Steve Dancy Tale on the Way

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  It been three years since the publication of the seventh book in the Steve Dancy Tales . I've not been lazing about, however. I publis...
Monday, August 15, 2022

Desperate Engagement by Marc Leepson

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A lot happened between July 9th and the 12th in 1864. Marc Leepson has made this short period of the Civil War the focus of his book Despera...
Monday, August 8, 2022

Best Commentaries

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Based Opinions with a Dash of Cinnamon  I started my writing career as a magazine columnist. No, not political opinions. My columns were abo...
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Abraham Lincoln, by Lord Charnwood

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Lord Charnwood published Abraham Lincoln in 1916. In order to get a clearer perspective of the Civil War, it helps to read books from multip...