18th Century U.S.

Into the Lion’s Den: William Hooper’s Harrowing Mission to Crown-Occupied Wilmington, North Carolina by Suzanne Adair

May 21, 2018September 30, 2020

Sometimes a history nugget I find while researching for my Michael Stoddard American Revolution mysteries is so good that I include it in one of the novels of the series. Like the story of what happened when William Hooper, an attorney and one of North Carolina’s signers of the Declaration… Read More »Into the Lion’s Den: William Hooper’s Harrowing Mission to Crown-Occupied Wilmington, North Carolina by Suzanne Adair

Why America’s Semiquincentennial Isn’t Only About the Year 2026—or the North by Suzanne Adair

March 5, 2018September 30, 2020

I was a teenager living in Florida during America’s Bicentennial in 1976 and was aware of only one event that marked the 200th “birthday” of the nation. It was a boat parade, followed by a larger-than-usual fireworks display on the Fourth of July. Of course, everyone dressed in red, white,… Read More »Why America’s Semiquincentennial Isn’t Only About the Year 2026—or the North by Suzanne Adair

The Welsh Foundation of the American Revolution by Sarah Woodbury

July 4, 2016September 30, 2020

Today is Independence Day for the United States. What most Americans don’t know, however, is that, while Wales never managed an independence day for itself, Welsh people had a huge impact on the founding of the United States and were leading inciters and leaders of its revolution. Thomas Jefferson, the… Read More »The Welsh Foundation of the American Revolution by Sarah Woodbury

A Hero for North Carolina’s Loyalists During the American War by Suzanne Adair

November 16, 2015September 30, 2020

The occupation of coastal Wilmington, North Carolina in January 1781 by the 82nd Infantry Regiment provides the historical background for Deadly Occupation, my mystery released 12 October 2015. Commanding the regiment was Major James Henry Craig, a 33-year-old combat veteran. The 82nd had been sent to Wilmington to establish a… Read More »A Hero for North Carolina’s Loyalists During the American War by Suzanne Adair

Back to School: A Girl’s Education During Tudor, Regency & American Revolutionary Times

September 7, 2015September 30, 2020

The end of summer is a bittersweet time for many children. Alongside the thrill of acquiring new pencil boxes, markers and notebooks is the realization that the days of seemingly endless freedom are done. In their place will be lessons to learn, homework to finish, tests to take. One day,… Read More »Back to School: A Girl’s Education During Tudor, Regency & American Revolutionary Times