history

Homestead House: Stove

These two pictures show two different iron stoves. The left picture was most likely made in the early 1900s and is much larger than what...

The 1860s Woman Part 2: Perception & Pursuits

In the 1860s, while eastern states saw women as equals, that was rarely the case in the west. The patriarch still ruled in the west,...

The 1860s Woman Part 1: Occupations

In many of my novels, I love to put women in untraditional roles like: Horse Trainer / Hotel Clerk - A Heart Renewed (Prescott Pioneers...

Drama Selecting Arizona's Capital

In A Dream Unfolding (Prescott Pioneers Book 1), my characters travel with the first governor of the Arizona Territory as John N. Goodwin...

Teamsters: How Freighting Supplied the West

In Beauty for Ashes (Desert Manna Book 1), several characters work for a freight company as teamsters. Freighting in the early days of...

First Arizona Territorial Governor Overlooked

In A Dream Unfolding (Prescott Pioneers Book 1) and in The Reluctant Cattleman (Colter Sons Book 1), I mention that Governor John Goodwin...

Historical Fact vs Fiction

One of the things I love about writing historical fiction is that I get to read tons of books about real history. I am inspired by the...