All Blog Posts Tagged 'history' (121)

In November 1968, Fred Krebsbach had just turned twenty-one, he had finished his education with a tech degree in engineering, and was looking forward to a bright future. However the US military had other plans, the war in Vietnam needed soldiers and he was called up for draft.

Before leaving for basic training, his uncle Gene, a WWII veteran advised him to take…

August 1, 2016 (Goshen, NY) – Author Jeffrey H. Konis announced today that his latest work, The Conversations We Never Had, is now available for sale on Kindle. 

The Conversations We Never Had tells the tale of a grandson who had taken his…

This is a wonderful children’s adventure story set in Beijing the capital of China.

The stars are Keiko, her brother Kenzo and their pet squirrel Eji. The brother and sister are very lucky because their father Mr Kimura is a brilliant scientist and his genius has rubbed off on Kenzo.

Kenzo is naughty, and always up to mischief, however he is also very clever,…

Sprig of Broom - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish…

How the state inspires my writing: http://annettesnyder.blogspot.com/

Get it right. http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/2015/09/get-story-in-your-history-right-by-jr.html

Awesome review for The Tithing Herd: http://mentalgeysers.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-tithing-herd-review.html

I'm blogging about the Mormon village depicted in The Tithing Herd. Come on over: http://jrlindermuth.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-faithful-depiction.html

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What was American society like during the antebellum era?



The Antebellum Era was a time of change. Besides the economic changes, the industrialization of the North also brought about numerous changes to the daily lives of the people living in America. Infrastructures like roads, railroads, canals, and turnpikes were built to improve the transportation of goods, and travelling from coast to coast became easier. Railroads grew so quickly in the 1830s that they surpassed the mileage…

Let’s take a look at the Advent Christian Church and its history.





The Advent Christian General Conference or most commonly known as the Advent Christian Church is one of the several Adventist churches that was developed from the teachings of William Miller during the late 1840s. The denomination was organized in 1860 with doctrinal emphasis on the anticipation of Christ’s Second Coming and on the Last Judgement. The church believes that on Judgment Day, the wicked will be…

Joel Fox has spent over 30 years in California politics, serving on numerous state commissions, working on many ballot issue campaigns, and advising candidates. An adjunct professor at the School of Public Policy, Pepperdine University, Fox has authored hundreds of opinion pieces for numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal,Washington Post, USA…

Dig into some real history and expose the roots of England’s largest county... Peel away the ‘onion-skin’ layers of time — historical veneers — to discover how each wave of invaders added their own unique ingredient to the cultural melting pot, out of which emerged a blend that became the modern county.



Learn how Stone Age man…

 A fascinating story.

When I started reading this book, the first thoughts which came into my mind were that, it’s amazing how ignorant one can be, about events which happened in your own lifetime. Being a British child at the time these events were taking…

This House is a Home - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds, A Book and A Dish

This book begins way back in the past, and Governor Claiborne of Louisiana’s refusal to meet with the pirate Jean Lafitte, denouncing him as a “Hellish Banditti,” a decision which was to affect the lives of future generations of both families, and others.…

Gerald Lombard, is on a mission, he is searching for Tanya Brodovskaya, he knows how to recognise her, and so he goes to Red Square, after all, he’s been told, she is always there ‘on any Wednesday.’ Then he sees her, just as she had been described to him, and she agrees to tell her story, and so the biography begins...

This is the story of the love between an…

Thrilled to announce new Wai-nani, A Voice from Old Hawai'i is now  available on my siteLinda Ballou Author  as well as Amazon in print and kindle format

The Memory Keeper - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish