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Tag Archives: MD
15 things you don’t know about the Star-Spangled Banner
If you are American, chances are you know the words to the US national anthem, the Star-Spangled Banner. It’s about a flag referred to by the same name. The song tells a story of an historic event. While … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, city/town, military, national park
Tagged Baltimore, flag, flag house, Fort Mchenry, MD, Star Spangled Banner
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Star-Spangled is now available!
“Grove provides a page-turning narrative that enhances the familiar aspects of this story and fills in those little-known areas… Generous archival illustrations and the rich and varied backmatter make this a boon for fledgling … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, city/town, International, military, national park
Tagged Baltimore, Fort Mchenry, MD, national anthem, Star Spangled Banner
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Underneath a sheen of privilege
Homewood Museum, a large “country” home in Baltimore, was not on my radar. I’ve been to Baltimore many times and like visiting historic homes. One reason may be because it sits on the campus of John Hopkins University in the … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, house
Tagged Baltimore, historic house museum, Homewood, MD, slavery
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Their final resting places
In nonfiction set in the past, a character can best come to life through words he left behind or words his contemporaries spoke about him. When working with limited historical source materials, one of the writer’s challenges is to craft … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, cemetery/grave, military
Tagged cemetery, MD, Star Spangled Banner
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Tracking a Killer
A day shy of the 154th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, I stood looking at the bucolic southern Maryland countryside, trees tinged with the bright green of early Spring. Staring at the simple white frame house surrounded … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, Civil War, house, military, President
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, assassination, Civil War, John Wilkes Booth, Mary Surratt, MD, Samuel Mudd
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A historic inn on the Eastern Shore
I was standing on the roof in bright sun gazing at water on three sides. The view of the Chesapeake Bay was stunning and I could begin to imagine British warships approaching the property. Just over two hundred years ago, … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, agricultural, cemetery/grave, house, tourism
Tagged MD, Thomas Kemp, War of 1812
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My break is over
Dear Readers, I’ve taken a long break from blogging to work on a new book. Star Spangled: The Story of a Flag, a Battle, and a Song, is due out next year and targets ages 10-14, but will be of … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, military, Uncategorized
Tagged Baltimore, Fort Mchenry, Mary Pickersgill, MD, Star Spangled Banner
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O, say can you see? Stories of a national anthem
On September 13 and 14 Americans will commemorate the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore, a mostly forgotten battle in U.S. history… except that it gave the United States its national anthem. The song is a stirring tribute of the battle by … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, city/town, fort, house, military, national park
Tagged Baltimore, flag, Francis Scott Key, MD, Star Spangled Banner, War of 1812
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The only bike race of its kind in the U.S.
Anyone who has read my book (A Grizzly in the Mail and Other Adventures in American History) knows of my past attempt to ride a high wheel bicycle. Imagine my glee when I heard about a high wheel race, the only one … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, city/town, transportation
Tagged Frederick, highwheel bicycle, MD, pennyfarthing
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Think you know American history? You may be wrong.
In honor of American Independence Day, enjoy these 4 myths, as told in A Grizzly in the Mail and Other Adventures in American History 1) Betsy Ross sewed the first flag. She sits with the Founding Fathers on the Fourth … Continue reading