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Tom and the admiral discuss weddings and recruitment. Tuna and Derry start the Program. Chapter 3. The Arsenal Tom came into Drannor’s office and said, “The wedding was rather interesting.” “What happened?”...

The Louisiana Purchase. April 30, 1803 – The Louisiana Purchase agreement between France and the United States is signed in Paris. 1803. Iowa is part of the Louisiana Purchase. 1804. Iowa is...

This book wasn’t supposed to happen. I had intended to have the plot go for the big battle between the new and old gods and had started to block out the end....

1862 – Seeking Iowa Civil War Promotions. April 29, 1862 – Iowa troops begin their march on Corinth, Mississippi. The month-long Siege of Corinth begins. Between 1861 and 1865, Iowa – with a...

I am very fond of Joanna Arman as an author. She has a habit of bringing often-forgotten or ignored – or maligned – women to the fore and reassessing their role in...

Today, it is a pleasure to welcome debut author, Wendy Johnson, to History…the Interesting Bits as part of her blog tour to celebrate the launch of Wendy’s first novel, The Traitor’s Son....

The Woodville family are synonymous with the Wars of the Roses. While much has been published on the family as a whole, especially Elizabeth, wife of Edward IV, Anthony Woodville – the...

Haywood Douglas (H.D.) Short – Iowa City’s first black businessman. WANT TO FIND OUT MORE? Our Picture Of The Week is an Our Iowa Heritage blog series that offers you a little...

It is a pleasure to welcome novelist G.K. Holloway to History…the Interesting Bits today, to talk about the research behind his wonderful series The 1066 Saga. Norman invasion fleet, Bayeux Tapestry Research...

The gods are nervous. Chapter 88. The Netherspace Amus was frowning as the other gods coalesced out of the Netherspace. “The new gods have a fusor that operates and thus the mana...