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Beth Durham I love history! There's a myriad of historical fiction world's I'd love to see in person. I suppose if I had to choose one I will always choose Gone W…moreI love history! There's a myriad of historical fiction world's I'd love to see in person. I suppose if I had to choose one I will always choose Gone With the Wind. I'd want to step into their world on page one - I doubt I would enjoy the war-torn south or the Reconstruction era.

One of the things I love about Gone With the Wind is the pageantry of the planter-class. However, it isn't the life of ease that I would like to experience first hand. I don't really want to see people enslaved and forced to wait on me hand and foot.

Instead, I'd love to really understand the workings of a large plantation. I'd like to get to know the people whose whole life was spent at the mercy of a human master. I can hardly imagine Georgia summers spent in layers of petticoats and I'd like to know the ladies who survived that particular torture.

My books are generally set during the 1850 -1900 period and I've heard the stories of my own family during that era from childhood. Mine were not wealthy ancestors and our home on the Cumberland Plateau supported neither large plantations nor slaves. It was an era of extremely hard work but spiritual strength. Elements of my people exist even in Margaret Mitchell's fictional world and I'd love to walk among them.(less)
Beth Durham I don't have much mystery in my own life. However, my stories are usually inspired by the legends of my homeland - Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau. Amo…moreI don't have much mystery in my own life. However, my stories are usually inspired by the legends of my homeland - Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau. Among those legends are many mysteries and unanswered questions, some of which I have recorded in blog articles at: www.TennesseeMountainStories.com.
My first novel, Margaret's Faith (no yet published I'm afraid), centered around my great-great-great grandparents who met during the Civil War. She was a farmgirl in Tennessee, he an Italian immigrant fighting in the Union Army. In the end they married and lived in Chicago - a world away from the Tennessee Farm Margaret had known her whole life. There are so many questions surrounding that relationship I feel I could write volumes of fictional stories from them.
Another favorite legend is about gold found on the Cumberland Plateau. One cousin claimed he found a rich vein on his father-in-law's property. The cousin tried to strike a deal with him but the old man demanded such a large portion of the gold that the cousin refused to disclose the location. It was never found and the cousin took the secret to his grave. Is there a story in that or what?(less)
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Replacing Ann

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Margaret's Faith

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Gracie's Babies

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Plans for Emma

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Lottie's Legacy

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