Monthly Archives: May 2012

Anderson SC Signing June 9 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Tweet I hope that all my South Carolina and Georgia people will come out to see me at the Anderson Visitors and Arts Center at 110 Federal Street in beautiful Anderson, South Carolina on June 9. I will be there … Continue reading →

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May 25, 1862 from Diamond Hill

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 25, 1862; Pressley Boyd writes his father from the hospital in Manchester, Virginia. He and Daniel were both sick at … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago – William Boyd

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 18, 1862; William Boyd writes his brother-in-law Fenton Hall from camp in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. There is much talk about … Continue reading →

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Bennett Place Sunday, May 20

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Tweet I will be appearing and speaking this Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the Bennett Place in Durham, NC for their “Joining the Cause” event. While the Bennett Place is less famous than its cousin across the Virginia line — … Continue reading →

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Black Eagle Force: Eye of the Storm

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Tweet Black Eagle Force: Eye of the Storm By Buck Stienke & Ken Farmer Tate Publishing Reviewed by J. Keith Jones It is often said of Vince Flynn’s CIA hero, “I hope there is a Mitch Rapp out there,” by … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago – Daniel Boyd

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 13, 1862; Daniel Boyd wrote his father from the hospital in Manchester, Virginia. He was sick as had been a … Continue reading →

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150 Years ago, May 11, 1862

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 11, 1862, Thomas Boyd had returned to the Nineteenth South Carolina in Corinth, Mississippi, but had a relapse of his … Continue reading →

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Gold Hill Writers Festival Saturday

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Tweet This weekend I will be appearing at the Gold Hill Writers Festival. This Saturday, May 12, come on out to Historic Gold Hill at 735 St. Stephens Church Rd., Gold Hill, NC 28071. There are two Gold Hills in … Continue reading →

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Warlord of Mars – John Carter

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Tweet I just finished reading the third installment of the John Carter of Mars series, “Warlord of Mars.” It is likely the most action packed and fast moving of the first three books. Edgar Rice Burroughs provides some interesting veiled … Continue reading →

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May 1, 1862 on Diamond Hill

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Tweet To read the entries thus far in the Sesquicentennial series for The Boys of Diamond Hill click here. May 1, 1862, Thomas Boyd wrote his father from Mobile, Alabama. Thomas had been there sick with pneumonia since April 20 … Continue reading →

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