How Yellow Fever Led to JP Morgan and Bellevue and Canal Street
A single event can have strange historical ripples. In 1702 a yellow fever epidemic wiped out 10% of the population in less than three months. This was five hundred people out of a population of five thousand. The city attempted to deal with recurrent outbreaks by regulating livestock inside the city limits. They also moved […]
Why Are Streets So Disorganized in Southern Manhattan?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The streets of Southern Manhattan, including areas like the Financial District and the Village, are seen as disorganized or chaotic compared to the rest of Manhattan due to the way the city was developed historically. Most of Manhattan is in a grid that easily understandable once you learn […]
Book Review: That Dark and Bloody River
That Dark and Bloody River by Allan W. Eckert is a historical novel that tells the story of the American frontier in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The book is set in the Ohio River Valley, which was a hotbed of conflict between Native Americans and white settlers. I really believe most people […]
The Liz Danger series is now live for pre-order
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The three books of the Liz Danger series which we’ve been teasing people about for a long time now are finally available for pre-order. Not only that, but they will be out fast! Like really fast. Like Lavender’s Blue on 25 July. And four weeks later, Rest in […]
Happy Valley Isn’t Happy But It’s Damn Good
Happy Valley is a British crime drama series created by Sally Wainwright and starring Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood, a police sergeant in the West Yorkshire community of Calder Valley. The series follows Cawood as she investigates a series of crimes. I’ve binged the first two seasons and am following season 3 as its released […]
A Brief History of Area 51: A Journey Through Mysteries and Speculations
Introduction In the middle of nowhere on the way to nowhere is the way I describe Area 51 in my books. Nestled in the remote desert of Nevada, the United States, is a mysterious place that has fueled countless theories, books, movies, and debates—Area 51. For decades, this secretive military installation has been the subject […]
Summer Sales and More From Bob Mayer
As usual, the first of the month brings a plethora (Yes, I know what the word means) of free and discounted books. Free today only: The Green Beret Pocket Sized Survival Guide Life’s Little Black Book Free: Atlantis Eyes of the Hammer Duty Discounted: The first two books of the Area 51 series are discounted […]