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Karen Baney
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Homestead House: Stove
These two pictures show two different iron stoves. The left picture was most likely made in the early 1900s and is much larger than what...
Karen Baney
Sep 1, 20221 min read
The 1860s Woman Part 2: Perception & Pursuits
In the 1860s, while eastern states saw women as equals, that was rarely the case in the west. The patriarch still ruled in the west,...
Karen Baney
Aug 27, 20222 min read
The 1860s Woman Part 1: Occupations
In many of my novels, I love to put women in untraditional roles like: Horse Trainer / Hotel Clerk - A Heart Renewed (Prescott Pioneers...
Karen Baney
May 20, 20222 min read
Drama Selecting Arizona's Capital
In A Dream Unfolding (Prescott Pioneers Book 1), my characters travel with the first governor of the Arizona Territory as John N. Goodwin...
Karen Baney
May 12, 20222 min read
Teamsters: How Freighting Supplied the West
In Beauty for Ashes (Desert Manna Book 1), several characters work for a freight company as teamsters. Freighting in the early days of...
Karen Baney
Apr 11, 20222 min read
First Arizona Territorial Governor Overlooked
In A Dream Unfolding (Prescott Pioneers Book 1) and in The Reluctant Cattleman (Colter Sons Book 1), I mention that Governor John Goodwin...
Karen Baney
Mar 19, 20222 min read
Historical Fact vs Fiction
One of the things I love about writing historical fiction is that I get to read tons of books about real history. I am inspired by the...
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