Benjamin Franklin was coming to the realization by 1774 that his abstract dream of Pennsylvania independence was rapidly descending into reality, and in that setting, he had not considered the insurmountability of the task. He would need essential advice and assistance if he were to bring this goal to fruition, and to that end, he…
In anticipation of the official release of the audiobook format of Somersett on July 4, I have decided to provide two additional excerpt samples to highlight the actors involved in this project. The first excerpt introduces what may be the single most fascinating subplot of the entire story; were an author to invent this plot…
Part II: The second sampling from the audio version of Somersett will introduce you to James Somersett himself. Somersett was born in Africa, transported to America with his first stop in Barbados. There he would be taught some rudimentary English, and pressed into service in the sugar plantations. After a single season in Barbados, during…
This then is the audiobook title of choice, and will release at the close of this holiday weekend. This edition is dedicated to all who requested an audio format in order to listen rather than read, and to all those who did so, welcome. You are about to hear the story of American independence for…
For those of you wondering where the new blogs were for my author page, I have to apologize first for the simple fact that I have been working in the surgery gig again for the past 10 months, and it is pretty much back to business as usual. But at the same time, I had…
After a flurry of radio spots to comment about the electoral process and our Electoral College, I find that HistoryNet has picked up my book and now provided this review!
Love it or hate it, the Electoral College is an integral part of our perennial system of “peaceful revolution,” the presidential election. Set by the U.S. Constitution in 1787, it is found in Article II Section 1, and calls for a number of non-elected persons equal to the sum of each state’s Senators and Representatives…
For the past 240 years, American presidential elections have been bound by a concept never mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, but since the 1840’s known as the “Electoral College.” But the author of the Constitution, James Madison had a much darker intention for this clever bit of legerdemain to control how the White House is…
Because concerns had been raised about the provenance of my historical narrative of the American Revolution, and why the story had been suppressed for so many years (nearly 250!), I am providing the Bibliography section of the book for those who have yet to purchase this book. At the same time, I am pleased to…
In the past week, I had something of a whirlwind trio of public “appearances” (all virtual of course) and one of these was at the esteemed Barr Memorial Library in Fort Knox, KY, hosted by Robert “Michael” Steinmacher. We had a spirited discussion of “Somersett” and during the Q&A session some great questions were posed. …