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The Original ‘Dog’

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

The character in To Truckee’s Trail who goes by the name “Dog” is actually a real dog – she belongs to my daughter. She is actually a boxer-who-knows-what mix, not a mastiff as I described her (although she could very … Continue reading →

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To Truckee’s Trail – The Very Roof of the Mountains

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Chapter 12 – The Very Roof of the Mountains  From E.S. Patterson Interview, University of California Local History Archival Project 1932: “There was snow falling every day that we moved the wagons along the river. I don’t think we knew … Continue reading →

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Live!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Ok, so the look-inside feature isn’t bolted on yet, but the Adelsverein Complete Trilogy has gone live at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, as of yesterday – and in Kindle and Nook editions. Now that it’s well-launched, I’m back to … Continue reading →

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Bidwell-Bartleson, 1841

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

 The westward movement of Americans rolled west of the Appalachians and hung up for a decade or two on the barrier of the Mississippi-Missouri. It was almost an interior sea-coast, the barrier between the settled lands, and the un-peopled and … Continue reading →

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