I’m a library clerk by day and an amateur novelist by night. Right now I’m working on a piece of alternate history/urban fantasy set in 1920s Chicago. While my novel isn’t exactly historically accurate, I use as much real history as possible to back up my setting changes, so I’ve ended up doing quite a lot of research. I decided to make this site as a place to put the more interesting historical bits I come across, in the hope that they will educate and entertain others.
If you’d like to contact me about anything, I can be reached at my new blog-related email address via the “Contact Me!” page.
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Thanks very much for the kind words about my blog historywithatwist! I mentioned to Sarah (Jazz Feathers) about reading Bill Bryson’s book One Summer, 1927. You’ve probably read it. I thought it was terrific.Good luck with your novel.
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Hi there! I came across your blog while researching for my paper about Al Capone. I saw the name “Al Brown” and was confuse because I thought that was a different person. Your information in the post about Al Capone’s nicknames helped a lot, thanks!
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No problem! Glad I could help 🙂
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