By Jessica Fellowes
Jessica Fellowes discusses the history behind her recently released novel, The Mitford Scandal, focusing on the birth of jazz in America and its cultural impact on post-WWI London.
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How Jazz Changed the World
Tagged with: 1920s, jessica fellowes, Music History, The Mitford Scandal, world war 1
Posted in Modern History
Posted in Modern History
The Founding Fortunes: Pledging Lives and Fortunes
by Tom Shachtman
In The Founding Fortunes, historian Tom Shachtman reveals the ways in which a dozen notable Revolutionaries deeply affected the finances and birth of the new country while making and losing their fortunes. Check out an exclusive excerpt here.
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Tagged with: George Washington, Revolutionary War, The Founding Fortunes, tom shachtman
Posted in Early Modern History, Military History
by Tom Shachtman
In The Founding Fortunes, historian Tom Shachtman reveals the ways in which a dozen notable Revolutionaries deeply affected the finances and birth of the new country while making and losing their fortunes. Check out an exclusive excerpt here.
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Posted in Early Modern History, Military History
Westering Women: A Celebration of Sisterhood on the Overland Trail
by Sandra Dallas
Sandra Dallas, author of the recently released novel, Westering Women, offers her thoughts on the incredible perils and hardships that 19th-Century women faced while seeking a new life in the American West.
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by Sandra Dallas
Sandra Dallas, author of the recently released novel, Westering Women, offers her thoughts on the incredible perils and hardships that 19th-Century women faced while seeking a new life in the American West.
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The History Behind the Mystery: The Hollows
by Jess Montgomery
Jess Montgomery showcases her skills as a storyteller in The Hollows: a powerful follow-up to her highly acclaimed debut. In this original piece, Montgomery discusses the history that both shocked and inspired her while writing The Hollows.
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Tagged with: 1920s, jess montgomery, Kinship Historical Mystery Series, The Hollows
Posted in Modern History
by Jess Montgomery
Jess Montgomery showcases her skills as a storyteller in The Hollows: a powerful follow-up to her highly acclaimed debut. In this original piece, Montgomery discusses the history that both shocked and inspired her while writing The Hollows.
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Posted in Modern History
The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
by Joanne B. Freeman
In The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. In the following excerpt, Freeman shows that the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War.
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Tagged with: American Civil War, congress, Joanne B. Freeman, The Field of Blood
Posted in Military History, Modern History
by Joanne B. Freeman
In The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. In the following excerpt, Freeman shows that the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War.
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Posted in Military History, Modern History
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