In case you haven’t heard of them, StoryBundle offers readers a chance to discover quality books by independent authors in a particular theme. These bundles are put together and are available for a limited time. The reader can look at the basic bundle and decide how much they would like to… Read More »Historical Fiction StoryBundle
Events in Latin America have always hit the headlines in the US but its history isn’t particularly well known. Even when a figure grips the national consciousness for an extended period, they are subsequently forgotten. Lee Christmas was a star of the Sunday supplements from the start of the 20th… Read More »The Banana Wars by David Gaughran
For the chronicler, the charm of history lies in the fact that—if only he waits a sufficient time before setting down his tale—he can always trace the fall of an empire to the loss of a horseshoe nail. Hermann B. Deutsch, The Incredible Yanqui. It’s difficult to subscribe to any… Read More »Lee Christmas, Soldier of Fortune by David Gaughran
It was the Spaniards who gave the world the notion that an aristocrat’s blood is not red but blue. The Spanish nobility started taking shape around the ninth century in classic military fashion, occupying land as warriors on horseback. They were to continue the process for more than five hundred… Read More »Colonial Peru, the Caste System, and the “Purity” of Blood by David Gaughran
The Guayaquil Conference The South American wars of independence are barely known outside its borders: a bloody, twelve year conflict spanning the entire continent. On one side was a group of poorly armed rebels, mercenaries, and escaped slaves; on the other, the might of the Spanish Empire. Simón Bolívar led… Read More »A Storm Hits Valparaiso by David Gaughran