On this Monday in 1862, the U.S.-Dakota War erupted in southwestern Minnesota. Sarah Wakefield and her two young children were taken captive by Dakota warriors while traveling the government road on the Sioux reservation.…
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I'm excited to announce that my debut novel, Beneath the Same Stars, will be published in late August by One Sky Press. You're the first to see the book trailer (outside the family, that is!).…
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Taoyateduta This past Saturday I drove down to Flandreau, South Dakota, to meet some Dakota friends who are advising me on the novel I'm writing about the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. At the end of…
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Sarah Brown WakefieldFor those of you who enjoy photographs and are interested in the U.S. Dakota War of 1862, here's a heads-up! I've just started "Sarah Wakefield Fictional Biography Project," a Pinterest board where I'll…
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You might recall that I'm currently working on a novel about the life of Sarah Wakefield, who wrote a book about her captivity among the Dakota Indians during the US-Dakota War of 1862. If you'd…
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Henry Sibley oversaw the military commission.On this date, November 5, in 1862, a military commission concluded the trials of more than 300 Dakota men and condemned them to death for participating in the US-Dakota War…
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Note: This is a continuation of a post of last week titled, "Introducing Sarah Wakefield, My Friend and Hopefully Yours (Someday)." Sarah Wakefield Early on August 18, 1862, when war broke out in and…
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Finally: I’m ready to cross the line between researching my historical novel and writing it. I’m not completely done with my research, but I know enough now to put pen to paper. Getting to this…
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A couple of weeks ago, I shared some reflections on my recent research swing through Minnesota, a trip in support of a historical novel I'm working on that is related to the U.S.-Dakota War of…
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Caption: While walking the trails around the Lower Agency, the site of the first planned attack by the Dakota in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, I found my way blocked by a massive fallen tree.…
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