Jo Ann Butler
Life of a Sailor
Join the military and see the world! That was certainly true for young Frederick Chamier when he signed up with…
Frontier Justice
John Henry Cole is a tough, experienced operative working for Ike Kelly, who runs a detective agency based in Cheyenne,…
Jeremiah’s Hunger
In the 1840s, the potato famine ravaged Ireland. Crop failures, starvation, and emigration to America reduced the population of the…
The Queen’s Lover
Count Axel von Fersen is nineteen when he meets an effervescent girl his own age at the Paris Opera in…
Bride of New France
In 1656 King Louis XIV declared, “We expressly prohibit and forbid all persons of either sex… able-bodied or invalid, sick…
The Hard Way: Surviving Shamshuipo POW Camp
Major V.S. Ebbage was taken prisoner with his Royal Army Ordinance Corps when the Japanese captured Hong Kong in 1941.…
Monster
When I watch Frankenstein, the misery and longing in Boris Karloff’s eyes make me ache for the mute monster. Though…
Dust Girl
On April 14, 1935, the worst dust storm ever recorded blows across Kansas. That is the day that Calliope LeRoux’s…
Thirst
Venice in 1613 can be a brutal place. Captain Lorenzo Contarini witnesses a prime example when he sees a newborn…
Down with the Old Canoe: A Cultural History of the Titanic Disaster
Lest you think, “Just another Titanic retelling,” Down with the Old Canoe is about us. Stephen Biel combs contemporary accounts…
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