by Nancy E. Turner Nancy E. Turner discusses her latest novel, Light Changes Everything, highlighting how the history and setting of Arizona in the early 1900s played into her character creation and development.
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Setting the Scene: Arizona in the Early 20th Century
Tagged with: american west, equality, Light Changes Everything, Nancy Turner
Posted in Modern History
Posted in Modern 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.
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.
The First Wells Fargo Detective
by John Boessenecker For fifteen years, Henry Johnson had his hands full as Wells Fargo’s pioneer detective. The company built its reputation on safety and security. From the time of its founding, it guaranteed delivery and paid its customers for…
Tagged with: american history, american west, John Boessenecker, shotguns and stagecoaches, wells fargo
Posted in Early Modern History
by John Boessenecker For fifteen years, Henry Johnson had his hands full as Wells Fargo’s pioneer detective. The company built its reputation on safety and security. From the time of its founding, it guaranteed delivery and paid its customers for…
Posted in Early Modern History
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