Tag: historical fiction
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A Politically Incorrect Confession
I have never been a fan of Native American history. It’s not the guilt over how we stole their land and slaughtered them, whether by disease or guns. No, it’s really just that I am not an outdoorsy person. And living off the land has never been something that interested me. I admire that some tribes…
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Vacation Reading
This post was started in the midst of my recent vacation, but then there were internet connection issues and piles of stuff to go through when I got back to Texas and, well, you know how it is. Part of my trip was spent at a friend’s house who is also a big kid lit…
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Let me count the ways. . . In love with Calpurnia Tate
As a public historian in Texas, there are certain subjects that you just have to deal with on a regular basis. The Alamo. Cowboys. The frontier. I have attended conferences where it feels like every single session is pre-1900 history and mostly about the Texas Revolution. These are all fine topics for historical study, but…
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The Perils of Historical Fiction
It’s not that I don’t like historical fiction for kids. It’s just that there’s so much bad historical fiction out there–books that probably aren’t going to convert any kids to the history-nerd lifestyle. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been doing a lot more reading than usual. Due to the bizarre combination of a…
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