Libby McNamee

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March 10, 1967

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Hello! I am an author, historian, and recovering lawyer. I love exploring America’s many historical sites. When a descendant told me the TRUE story of Susanna Bolling from City Point/Hopewell and her heroism during the Revolutionary War, I was determined to share it with the world. “Susanna’s Midnight Ride: The Girl Who Won the Revolutionary War” is my first published novel. Huzzah!

#1 GOLD AWARD from 2020 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS BOOK AWARDS ("IPPY AWARD") FOR JUVENILE FICTION
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#1 IN JUVENILE FICTION BY 2020 PINNACLE BOOK AWARDS

"Dolley Madison & the War of 1812: America's First Lady" will release on August 24, 2021, which is the 207th anniversary of the burning of Washington City. Huzzah!!

I served as a US Army JAG Officer in Korea, Bosnia,
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“Alas, we’ve lost another brave boy,”
Libby McNamee, Susanna's Midnight Ride: The Girl Who Won the Revolutionary War

“Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. ​— ​Abigail Adams to John Adams”
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