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The Accidental Suffragist - Author Galia Gichon on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio features author Galia Gichon who discusses her new historical fiction novel, "The Accidental Suffragist."Over a century after women were granted the right to vote, a new voice in historical fiction, Galia Gichon, explores this pivotal moment in time through a unique and distinctive lens. It's 1911, and protagonist Helen Fox is a factory worker living in New York's tenements. When tragedy strikes in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Helen is seduced by the cause for women’s suffrage and is soon immersed, working alongside famous activists. As Helen's involvement with the cause deepens, she encounters myriad sources of tension that test her perseverance: estrangement from her husband, ostracization by neighbors, and worry about her children's safety. More: https://www.galiagichonauthor.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Officer Richard ”Dick” Winters - Author Mike Guardia on Big Blend Radio

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show, award winning author and military historian Mike Guardia shines the spotlight on Richard "Dick" Winters. A renown officer in the US Army and decorated World War II veteran, Winters has been featured within numerous books and was portrayed by English actor Damian Lewis in the 2001 HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers." More about internationally recognized author Mike Guardia and his writings, here: https://mikeguardia.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tulare County Museum - Amy King on Big Blend Radio

Recorded onsite, this Big Blend Radio interview features Amy King, curator at the Tulare County Museum of Farm Labor and Agriculture located in Mooney Grove Park in Visalia, California.The Tulare County Museum houses one of the largest Native American basket collections in California as well as artifacts of the pioneer era, agriculture equipment, restored buildings and many other treasures that tell the history of Tulare County. The newest addition to the museum is the History of Farm Labor and Agriculture Museum, where each cultural group and their contributions to farm labor and agriculture are featured. More: https://tularecountymuseum.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Kimberly Hess - The Coal Queen

On this episode of Big Blend Radio’s Author’s Sunday Show with Books Forward, Kimberly Hess talks about her groundbreaking biography covering the life of Sarah. B. Cochran “The Coal Queen.” From expanding her company, to becoming a respected benefactor of her community, often rivaling the efforts of more well-known philanthropists such as Andrew Carnegie, the biography “A Lesser Mortal: The Unexpected Life of Sarah B. Cochran” reveals the little-known story of a woman from American history who was constantly doing the unthinkable. The book is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lesser-Mortal-Unexpected-Sarah-Cochran-ebook/dp/B08XQTGVJ5
 

One Must Tell The Bees - Author J Lawrence Matthews on Big Blend Radio

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's Author's Show with Books Forward, writer and author J. Lawrence Matthews discusses his new novel, “One Must Tell The Bees: Abraham Lincoln and The Final Education of Sherlock Holmes.” This evocative tale through time transports Sherlock Holmes to America to meet Lincoln during the Civil War.It begins in 1918 in the English countryside where the world’s greatest detective has retired to tend his bees and write his memoirs — memoirs that reveal the full story of his journey to America, first as a junior chemist at the DuPont gunpowder works in Wilmington, then as a companion for young Tad Lincoln on what turns out to be the evening of President Lincoln’s assassination — and finally as an unsung participant in the electrifying manhunt for the assassin, John Wilkes Booth. It is Holmes’s very first case. But, as "One Must Tell The Bees" reveals, it is nothing like his final education … More: http://jlawrencematthews.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Days of Fury - Author Mike Guardia on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio's Military Monday Show features Mike Guardia, and internationally-recognized author, military historian, and US Army veteran. Hear about his book “Days of Fury: Ghost Troop and the Battle of 73 Easting.” Showcasing the frontline heroes of America’s greatest tank battle, “Days of Fury” is a riveting true story of tank warfare in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. More: https://mikeguardia.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Big Blend Radio: Mike Guardia discusses Lt General Hal Moore

This episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Military Monday” Show, which airs every first Monday of the month, features Mike Guardia, a US Army Veteran, and awarding-winning military historian and author. On this episode Mike discusses the life and military career of Lt. General Hal Moore and the General Hal Moore Military Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky. Dedicated to Bardstown native Lt. General Hal Moore, U.S. Army, a Vietnam and Korean War Hero, exhibits in this Museum cover conflicts from the American Revolution to the Mid-East battles of today, and are centered on the contributions of the many Kentuckians who served.Hal Moore is one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last fifty years, and initially became known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie “We Were Soldiers.” A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore's first combats occurred during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill. At the beginning of the Vietnam War, Moore commanded the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry in the first full-fledged battle between U.S. and North Vietnamese regulars. Drastically outnumbered and nearly overrun, Moore led from the front, and though losing seventy-nine soldiers, accounted for 1,200 of the enemy before the Communists withdrew. This Battle of Ia Drang pioneered the use of "air mobile infantry"-delivering troops into battle via helicopter-which became the staple of U.S. operations for the remainder of the war. Mike Guardia is an award-winning author of numerous books including “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” “Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outmanned,” and ” Hal Moore: A Life in Pictures.” More: https://mikeguardia.com/Featured music is “Colors of the USA” by Doreen Taylor. https://www.doreentaylormusic.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pony Express History at Fort Churchill - Kristin Sanderson on Big Blend Radio

This episode of Big Blend Radio features park ranger Kristin Sanderson who shares the history of the Pony Express at Fort Churchill and Buckland Station near Yerington in Northwest Nevada. Fort Churchill was an important supply depot for the Nevada Military District (especially during the Civil War), a Pony Express stop, and a base for troops tasked with patrolling the overland routes. Buckland Station was a way station for the Overland Stage Company on the Overland Route. Both the fort and the station are stops on the Pony Express National Historic Trail and the California National Historic Trail. More: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/fort-churchill-buckland-station/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.