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What does the Gilded Age have to do with Catherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy?
The Gilded Age, circa 1870-1900, was a period of rapid economic and social growth characterized by the emergence of a wealthy middle class, excess and embellishment in architecture, art and fashion, fueled by mechanization, transportation, major inventions and the...
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White Space is the Write Space by Gail Ingis
There is something that I am paying attention to as I work on The Unforgettable Miss Baldwin, the first book in The Baldwin Family Series set in New York in the late 1800s. This is something that authors don't pay that much attention to, unless they are self-published...
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A suitcase, a red dress and a new pair of shoes
If you traveled this summer, chances are you lugged a suitcase or two along. Think of how sleek and modern suitcases are today, with pockets and slots to fit everything you need. My hear hubby Tom and I are taking two journeys soon, one on land, the other on the sea....
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