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Blood & Tequila by Colin Webster

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

Tweet Blood and Tequila By Colin Webster White Feather Press Reviewed by J. Keith Jones Ever read a good old fashioned Vampire Western? Neither had I, in fact I’m not sure if there are others, but Colin Webster has written … Continue reading →

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150 Years Ago on Diamond Hill

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Tweet In preparing for the holiday season, a couple of sesquicentennial events in the Diamond Hill world have slipped by. I will catch them up now. December 13, 1862, Fenton Hall writes a letter home to his wife, Mary Jane … Continue reading →

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Great day in Elberton

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

Tweet Saturday was a really great day at the Elbert County Public Library. Their excellent staff made things run smoothly and the turnout was good. I was able to sit and have a roundtable discussion with the fine folks there … Continue reading →

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Elberton Library this Saturday

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Tweet I wanted to remind all my friends in the North Eastern Georgia and Upstate South Carolina area that I will be signing books at the Elbert County Public Library at 345 Heard Street in Elberton from 11:00 am to … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg Nov. 28, 1862

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Tweet On November 28, 1862 Daniel Boyd writes his father, Robert Boyd, from Fredericksburg, Virginia. The 7th South Carolina had marched there from Culpepper on the 17th. As he writes this letter Daniel is preparing to go down to the … Continue reading →

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Thomas Boyd Nov. 26, 1862

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

Tweet On November 26, 1862, Thomas Boyd found himself in the hospital in Dalton, Georgia. It is from there that he writes his sister, Mary Jane Hall. He had once again been battling pneumonia, this time for a month. Compounding … Continue reading →

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November 14, 1862 on Diamond Hill

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Tweet On November 14, 1862, Daniel Boyd wrote a letter to his father Robert Boyd. He was writing from Culpepper, Virginia. It appears to be incomplete as it ends abruptly and is unsigned. From the subjects discussed and the people … Continue reading →

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Elbert County Public Library Dec. 1

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Tweet I just confirmed this week that I will be doing a book signing at the Elbert County Public Library in Elberton, Georgia on December 1, 2012 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.  After the Country Stores article in Georgia … Continue reading →

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Elberton Star this week

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

Tweet My article in the Georgia Magazine this month will be reprinted in my old hometown newspaper, The Elberton Star, this week on Thursday Nov. 8. All my Elberton people can check it out now. I want to thank publisher … Continue reading →

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Silent Battlefields

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Tweet Silent Battlefields Military Writers Society of America “Silent Battlefields” is a delightful collection of stories of a military nature by the members of the Military Writers Society of America. The front section contains short stories and essays written by … Continue reading →

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