Creating Hattie’s War #4 – Who, When, Where
It’s said that no other topic has more written about it than the American Civil War. Every aspect of the war has been documented, dissected, debated, and written about for the last 150 years. …
Creating Hattie’s War #3 – Pvt. Hannibal Howell
Long before beginning work on Hattie’s War, I spent considerable time digging for information about Hannibal Howell, my gr gr gr grandfather. There are tidbits of information about him, but not much. If Hannibal hadn’t …
Creating Hattie’s War #1 – The Daughter He Never Knew
Hattie Howell is spitting mad; the boys in her class are making fun of her chalk drawings again. When Arthur Phelps reaches for her chalkboard, she yanks it back with all her might, accidentally hitting …