The History Girl

The History Girl at the Indian King Tavern, Haddonfield NJ.

"This place matters!" the motto and clarion call for The History Girl, whose worthy site may focus on New Jersey but swings around the "tri-state" area -- NJ, PA & DE. For instance this post on Jenny Wade, the only civilian casualty of the Battle of Gettysburg.

We've agreed to do a piece for her on the setting and background of our historical novel Shot Tower, which though it launches in Philadelphia, does swing around a few elsewhere's, such as a spot in New Jersey called Pavonia

That will happen upon completion of work on the current draft.

The Ship Houses at the Old Philadelphia Navy Yard

Shot Tower Project Update

The Sparks Shot Tower

Progress on the historical novel Shot Tower -- if not apace -- proceeds steadily. Rough draft completed two weeks ago and now about a quarter of the way through the first official polished draft. Slow going but getting done. Projecting a May finish.

Took a walking tour of Southwark today -- the site of the Nativist Riot, the Shot Tower and, in sight line of the Tower, the approximate location of main character and family's domicile. It all fits. 

Spoke with members of the family that owns the house on the site of the resident-demolished China Factory. They are into having a historical plaque marking the location of Southwark's most notorious whorehouse.

First had brunch at a kitchen-deficient Catahoula (No fruit for the Garden District Breakfast! No Creole Mustard Hollandaise for the Eggs Ville Plate! Crawfish Bisque sadly lacking in crawdaddies.) What unadorned food there was was pretty good. Pricey but excellent Bloody Mary. 

All is well.