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November 28, 2023
Christmas Day, 1863: Charles Sumner Visits the Wounded in Army Hospitals
Continue Reading(Excerpted from THE GREAT ABOLITIONIST: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union) Christmas Day, 1863, Washington, D.C. With his mother and sister miles away, and other Washington […]
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August 29, 2023
On My 20th Anniversary as an Author: A Few Things I’d Like to Share
Continue ReadingWhen I try it on for size, it hardly seems to fit – 20 years as an author! Hard for me to believe. But it’s true: my first book, Dark […]
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May 19, 2023
Ulysses S. Grant’s headquarters at City Point, VA – where Charles Sumner Witnessed the “Abraham Lincoln Magic”
Continue ReadingIn my upcoming book, The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union, I include a chapter on the important events that took place during April, […]
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March 17, 2023
My research on The Great Abolitionist repeatedly revealed Charles Sumner’s courage and authenticity
Continue ReadingOne message came through repeatedly while I was researching and writing THE GREAT ABOLITIONIST: Charles Sumner’s Fight for a More Perfect Union: Americans today who crave, above all else, courage […]
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November 21, 2022
What you Sometimes Forget Living in the Northeast: The Amazing “East-West Crisscross”
Continue ReadingTraveling east from Branson along iconic US 60 in Missouri, sprawling farms line the landscape. For mile after mile, cotton, corn, and cattle serve as a reminder of the vital […]