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McLovin’ 1864
Okay, I’ll admit it, after only a few days of post Valentine’s Day optimism, I need to remind myself that all of that uninhibited flirtation and carousing during the Civil War did come at a cost. I was as shocked as my character Katherine when her brother confessed that during the war he’d contracted gonorrhea…
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Civil War Stationery
Here’s a Civil War era envelope from my collection proving the amusing power women have over men. Isn’t life sweet?
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Top Ten Books about Army Life 1860’s-80’s
Men, women sex, coffee, war, horses and courts-martials…..fantastically fun reading! 10. On the Border with Crook by John G. Bourke–admittedly obscure–who cares about General Crook nowadays? But I loved Bourke’s breezy, intellectual style. The ultimate in dashing officer material and sometimes funny. This book brings the Apache wars to life and showcases the ambiguities felt…
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Would you trust this man with your little secret?
Found this ad in the Army Navy Journal published just after the end of the Civil War. What were you soldiers getting up to? I wonder….bad boys.
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Tonight we’re gonna party like it’s 1863
Research, research, research . . . just finished the “final” edit of The House on Tenafly Road for paperback!! Got all choked up over the ending, again.
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There must be something more . . .
Flora Foster married the handsome man on the left in the last picture, but . . .
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Great-grandfather Foster and twin brother
There’s a story here. I really wish cancer wasn’t such a big deal because I’ve been pretty brainwashed by the media into thinking men smoking look cool and sexy. I guess it’s a little weird to say that about your great grandfather . . .
Author Adrienne Morris
The Writing Life at Middlemay Farm
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When not writing novels, you can find me knee-deep in farm muck.
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