Even casual students of the Gilded Age are aware that the period 1865-1913 in the US was one of tremendous industrial and territorial growth where a small number of individuals amassed unimaginable fortunes.… Continue reading
Not long after the nation of Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, sending the United States to war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the “internment” of Japanese American citizens and immigrants.… Continue reading
The two frescoes depicted here are arguably the world’s most famous examples of Italian High Renaissance art. Even persons not particularly knowledgeable are usually able to identify Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel (left) and Leonardo… Continue reading
I am delighted to welcome Marty Wingate to First Friday! When Needs Must: Women Take to the Air by Marty Wingate It wasn’t all jam making for women in Britain during the Second… Continue reading
Authors of historical fiction do a great deal of research and we sometimes find ourselves racing down research rabbit holes. Often, they have little to do with the topic of our original quest,… Continue reading
You live out in the country, on land your family has owned for generations. Suppose you were at home on a cold winter’s morning, still tucked in with your children. It’s freezing outside,… Continue reading
Today my First Friday guest is Gail Ward Olmsted, whose latest work of historical fiction features a distant relative. The name Olmsted should be familiar to readers, and yes, it is THAT Olmsted!… Continue reading
Unless you live in Texas, you may be unfamiliar with what has just this week been made the newest US holiday. On June 15, 2021, the US Senate unanimously passed a resolution cosponsored… Continue reading
I am starting a new feature entitled First Friday here at History Imagined. First Fridays are now reserved for guest authors of historical fiction. This will create a whole new dimension to the… Continue reading
It’s funny how simple tasks can sometimes send authors of historical fiction down a research rabbit hole. The other day, I was dusting the glass dome of an object inherited from my mother-in-law… Continue reading
