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The Sons of Philo Gaines The Sons of Philo Gaines
reviews: 12
ratings: 13 (avg rating 4.92)

The Trading Post and Other Frontier Stories The Trading Post and Other Frontier Stories (A Five Star Anthology edited by Hazel Rumney Book 0)
ratings: 5 (avg rating 4.40)

Contention and Other Frontier Stories: A Five Star Anthology edited by Hazel Rumney Contention and Other Frontier Stories: A Five Star Anthology edited by Hazel Rumney (Five Star Western)
reviews: 3
ratings: 6 (avg rating 4.33)

Rough Country Rough Country
ratings: 4 (avg rating 5.00)

The Untamed West The Untamed West
reviews: 1
ratings: 4 (avg rating 4.25)

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Michael R. Ritt

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October 2020

Civil War Misc History

The Last Letter of Sullivan Ballou

Michael R. Ritt Oct 26, 2020 No Comments

Feeling a premonition of the upcoming battle, Major Sullivan Ballou penned this letter to his wife, Sarah. It is undoubtedly the most eloquent and beautiful letter of the Civil War.

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I Didn't Know That Misc History Snippets of History

Snippets of History #2 – Coincidence or Providence

Michael R. Ritt Oct 22, 2020 No Comments

Coincidence - maybe. Strange - definitely. Against the odds - absolutely. You decide.

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Snippets of History #1 – The CSS Shenandoah

Michael R. Ritt Oct 19, 2020 No Comments

Snippets of History #1 - The CSS Shenandoah; the last ship to surrender after the Civil war.

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Misc History

The Siege of Charleston – 1780

Michael R. Ritt Oct 16, 2020 No Comments

A tragic incident during the siege of Charleston, SC during the American Revolutionary war, resulted in more deaths than the entire six-week siege.

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