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Children of the Revolution

My third award-winning book Children of the Revolution, in the Westward Sagas series is about Peggy Mitchell. She taught the first...

Fact or Fiction

A friend and I were discussing a story in my novel Children of the Revolution. He was surprised to learn that the story I wrote was based...

Schooling America’s First Generation

The children of the revolution were schooled at home or taught in church schools. Public education would not become available for another...

Battle of Guilford Courthouse

On the 15 th day of March 1781, the men of Guilford spent a restless night behind a split rail fence that separated the Hoskins and...

Battle for Margaret Mitchell’s Farm

On the 14 th day of March 1781, Margaret Mitchell’s North Carolina farm was inundated by thousands of Continental soldiers. Margaret, a...

The Family

The author makes every effort to include accurate information about the real people in his stories. Although some of the details are...

Andrew Jackson - 1767-1845

Andrew Jackson boarded in the home of Christopher and Mary Taylor in Jonesborough (the oldest town in Tennessee). The Christopher Taylor...

Scots or Scots-Irish?

Like most Americans, my DNA is a variety of nationalities and cultures. The Westward Sagas series describes the 100-year odyssey of the...