Monthly Archives: June 2011

On Being a Kindle Millionaire

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

I’m not. Far from it. Every time I hear of another writer who sold a million ebooks on Kindle, I look to see how he or she did it, because I wonder why them and not me? Here’s what I’ve … Continue reading →

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Martha McDowell — The Courage of Women

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

Martha McDowell is an important character in both of my published novels, and in the next two also.* She makes me think about the courage of women, then and now. Are men and women’s courageous in different ways, do you … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jerome Glick — Surgeon to Murderers Part 3

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

At some point, Dr. Glick moved from Bannack to Virginia City, site of the great gold rush some 70 miles away, along with much of Bannack’s population. While he lived there, the Vigilantes began their search for evidence of robbery … Continue reading →

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Dr. Glick– Surgeon to Murderers (Part II)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

Henry Plummer’s pals threatened to blow Jerome Glick’s head off if he did not save Plummer’s arm and his life. He operated under conditions more or less typical for that day. What Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H later called “meatball surgery” … Continue reading →

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Dr. Jerome Glick: Surgeon to Murderers

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

“Courageous people making tough choices to survive in the West.” That’s the theme of this blog, and there aren’t many more courageous people than Dr. Jerome Glick, surgeon to murderers. Maybe no one, unless it was his Vigilante friends, had … Continue reading →

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