Blogging Back Ceaselessly into the Past

Lin Manuel Miranda’s musical inspired a surge of historical fiction novels about Alexander Hamilton over the past decade. I have read several of those novels, and many were quite good, but President Hamilton might be my favorite. This is an alternate history romp where Hamilton survives his duel with Burr and dedicates his life to ending slavery to prevent the American Civil War. Smith recasts all the major figures within America’s first and second generations into new roles

Dwight Eisenhower was born on this day in Denison, Texas. He was the third of seven sons and his mother said lightning struck the ground the moment he was born, meaning she knew he was destined to be a warrior. (Photo from Pinterest and gettyimages) Ike has been my political hero since I was fifteen. That he led a multi-national coalition through all of the West’s successful campaigns against the Nazis across North Africa and Western Europe caught my attention. I originally r

Given that American foreign policy is the main subject of my first four novels, it’s the natural subject of my first series of blog...

This is the first ever post of "Blogging Back Ceaselessly Into the Past!" My plan is to post about history, historical fiction (novels,...