Tag: #Horseyhistoricalfiction

history surprises

History Surprises you Sometimes!

History surprises me, anyway. As many of you know, I now live in New Zealand, in a place which once saw copper mining, just up the little one-lane road from me. This road’s very straight and level, compared to most of the ground around here! But why so? When my partner and I were out …

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The Great Flood

A Peek Back in Time: The Great Flood of Sacramento

The Great Flood: a peek back in time to Sacramento, California from the end of 1861 through the beginning of 1862 heralded some big changes for the state. The biggest flood in recorded history of California, Oregon, and Nevada started in December 1861 and ran through January 1862. In November 1961, the big rains started-nonstop-with …

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