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Putting History in Historical Fiction

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

“Don’t let facts get in the way of the story.” I don’t know how many times I’ve been told that. As if history didn’t count, as if we could just ignore what happened on the grounds that “History is written … 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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