The prime mode of transportation in 1900 was still horsepower. Cars had been invented, but simply wouldn’t become commonplace for another decade. What people may not understand were that there were many different conveyances. Here are some pictures to help you picture the different rigs in the stories you read. I’ll do this over a…… Continue reading A Primer on Horse Drawn Carriages
I’ll be the first to admit that a little knowledge of a subject can actually hurt you when writing. You know what they say about assuming anything. I assumed during the writing of my first two novels that I understood Victorian undergarments. To be more specific, I knew what they were and their basic function, I…… Continue reading Mentioning the Unmentionables
We intended to look at the Adams house and do the tour as we only had about an hour and a half to spend in Deadwood. The wonderful lady in the ticket office told us that the tour had left about 15 minutes before, too far ahead for us to join them, and a…… Continue reading The Adams Museum, Deadwood, SD
In the beginning of July, my family and I took a trip into South Dakota. We visited a lot of wonderful places, some of them historical, some wild and untamed. The Badlands would fall under the wild and untamed category. South Dakota is known for it’s cold and snowy winters, but the Badlands are hot…… Continue reading The Badlands of South Dakota
