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Previously, I expounded (wow, that’s a fancy word) on the reasons for dumping the tea in the harbor.)  Boston, 1773.  The Sons of Liberty dress as Indians to board merchant boats to dump English Tea in the harbor.   Why were … Continue reading →

Here’s are two versions of the  cover of the first book from Battle Road Books.  This book is the enhanced timeline booklet.  

After having been stuck in the research rabbit-hole for a very long time, I have written scene one of the book.  My writer’s group kicked me in the fanny last night and I knew it was time. Do I have … Continue reading →

It’s Valentine’s Day and so I thought I’d tell you a bit more about the falling-in-love traditions of the Puritans of 1775 Lexington and Concord.  (Here’s the link to the earlier article on Puritan Weddings.) In some cultures, even in … Continue reading →

Most of the Colonial Militia Men and Minute Men carried muskets.  But there were rifle companies in the Revolutionary War that carried what became known as the Kentucky Rifle.  Here’s a quick little video that I found interesting.

Amos Wright, though not the owner of the tavern, was the proprietor of the Concord tavern.  From 2 a.m. on, when the alert was sounded by Samuel Prescott, the tavern was busy.  First, it was the gathering place for the … Continue reading →

I’m a fiction writer.  I have a dozen “projects” I would love to be working on.  A Scottish time-travel adventure romance.  A modern day Western romance series.  Those are on the top of my list. And yet I can’t write … Continue reading →