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Across the Great Divide: Book 2 The Search Award Winner!
20 Jan 2021

Across the Great Divide: Book 2 The Search Award Winner!

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: Across the Great Divide book series, Book Reviews | 0

From the Coffee Pot Book Club review: Ross has penned a novel that is as impressive in its sweep as it is in detail. Ross has a large canvas in which to tell his story, and he has done so … Continued

Education in America – Part 7
19 Jan 2021

Education in America – Part 7

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: History Makers | 0

Mann pushed moral education as a reason for the public school, yet wanted to remove religion. Sectarian clashes between Protestants and Catholics fueled the controversy. Labor reformers wanted public schools, but as a means of levelling the economic playing field rather than as a moral force.

#education #America #blog #blogger #teacher #history
Did you know… Dorothy Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010)?
18 Jan 2021

Did you know… Dorothy Height (March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010)?

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: History Makers | 0

Dorothy was on the platform with Dr. Martin Luther King when he gave his “I have a dream” speech in Washington D. C.Humble to the last, Dorothy said “the task at hand was far less about personal limelight than it was about collective struggle. I was there, and I felt at home in the group,”

#civilrights #blackhistory #mlk #martinlutherking
Interview for “The Search”
16 Dec 2020

Interview for “The Search”

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: Across the Great Divide book series | 0

My second book in the Across the Great Divide series has launched. For insights into the writing process, and the book itself, check out this interview with Danielle Apple. https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geJGs7btlfi1QAlQdXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZANCMjk0NF8xBHNlYwNzcg–/RV=2/RE=1608113852/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.danielleapple.com%2f2020%2f12%2f15%2fauthor-interview-michael-ross%2f/RK=2/RS=I7ZLqMjfRPmZZWlFsWNvcuY92AE-

#historicalfiction #histfic #interview #acrossthegreatdivide #nativeamerican
To inoculate, or not to inoculate – that is the question
2 Dec 2020

To inoculate, or not to inoculate – that is the question

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: History Makers | 1

The settlement of Boston in 1720 was quite different from the sprawling metropolis of today. The settlement had around 10,600 people (some sources say 12,000) making it the largest city in the colonies. On April 22, 1721, HMS Seahorse let … Continued

#blog, #bloggers, #boston, #epidemic, #history, #pandemic, #writingcommunity
Did you know… Charity Adams?
11 Nov 2020

Did you know… Charity Adams?

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: History Makers | 0

Lt. Colonel Charity Adams was the first female black officer in the Women’s Air Corps (WAC). Charity Adams ( 5 December 1918 – 13 January 2002) Charity Adams was born in Kittrell, North Carolina, just north of Durham and Raleigh, … Continued

#blackhistory, #blog, #bloggers, #history, #women, #worldwar2, #writingcommunity
Did you know… Mary MacLeod Bethune?
10 Nov 2020

Did you know… Mary MacLeod Bethune?

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: History Makers | 0

Mary Bethune (born Mary Jane McLeod; July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955), known as “First Lady of the Struggle”, was an African American educator and champion of rights for women and children, and advisor to five United States presidents. … Continued

#blackhistory, #history, #writingcommunity #blog #blogger
Supreme Court and Packing
14 Oct 2020

Supreme Court and Packing

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: History Makers | 0

Many people today think the U.S. Constitution sets the number of Supreme Court justices, but it does not. Article III establishes the court system, including the Supreme Court.

Socialism in America – Part 6
28 Sep 2020

Socialism in America – Part 6

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: History Makers | 0

In previous articles, we’ve demonstrated the genesis of the socialist movement in America going back to the Utopian commune movements of the Harmony towns, to Rapp and Old Economy, the infusion of Fourier and Marxist ideas, leading to Debs and … Continued

#history #politics #socialism #america
Book Review: The Lost Diaries of Alexander Hamilton
27 Sep 2020

Book Review: The Lost Diaries of Alexander Hamilton

by historicalnovelsrus | posted in: Book Reviews | 1

A recent historical fiction novel, The Lost Diaries of Alexander Hamilton by Sophie Schiller, gives insight into the early life of one of America’s founding fathers. Unlike Adams, Hancock, or a score of others, Hamilton was born in the West … Continued

#bookreview #history #americanrevolution #hamilton

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