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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. 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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