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American Daredevil
Casting Light into the Shadows—An Interview with Cathryn Prince
by, Stephanie Cheslock
April 2, 2019

Cathryn Prince is a journalist and award-winning author of historical nonfiction—her most recent work, Queen of the Mountaineers: The Trailblazing Life of Fanny Bullock Workman, will be released on May 7th. This biography explores the life and adventures of the pioneering Fanny Bullock Workman, a woman whose ambition, passion, and determination changed the face of mountain exploration. Stephanie Cheslock has been a beta-reader for Swenson… [Read More]

Filed Under: A Professor a President and a Meteor, American Daredevil, Burn the Town and Sack the Banks, Cathryn Prince, Greek Mythology, National Library of Scotland, Queen of the Mountaineers, Roman Mythology, Vietnam
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Author Shelfies
by, Trace Sonnleitner
June 27, 2017

Good writers don’t happen by chance. Chances are they draw from their favorite books to craft their own. What’s on your shelf? We encourage you to post your shelfie in the comments below and on Instagram. Six of our authors with forthcoming or new releases shared what is on their bookshelves, giving you an inside look at the books they’ve been reading. Check out their… [Read More]

Filed Under: A Field Guide to Tracking Mammals in the Northeast, American Daredevil, Ann Marie Ackermann, Carolyn Porter, Cathryn J Prince, Death of an Assassin, Elizabeth Rynecki, I Always Wondered About That, Larry Scheckel, Linda J. Spielman, Marcel's Letters, Shelfie, Shot from the Sky
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American Daredevil: Biography of America’s First Celebrity Travel Journalist
by, Jill Swenson
May 31, 2016

More than 75 years ago, Richard Halliburton set sail in a Chinese junk, “The Sea Dragon,” hoping to arrive in time for the San Francisco Golden Gate International Expo. Instead, he vanished without a trace when his craft sank in March 1939. Halliburton had been a household name since 1930, known for his bestselling books published by Bobbs-Merrill. The first biography written about this nearly… [Read More]

Filed Under: American Daredevil, Chicago Review Press, Paul Mooney, Richard Halliburton, The Sea Dragon
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