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Jeanne Gehret

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I’ve been portraying Susan B. Anthony in costume and researching her family since I wrote her biography in 1994. I became hooked when I discovered her brother Daniel Read Anthony, the subject of my 2017 novel The Truth About Daniel. Although raised a Quaker, he was one of the original Kansas Jayhawkers, possessing a lightning speed trigger finger and an even quicker temper. Chronicling his courtship of an heiress from Martha’s Vineyard has led me to ten cities as well as many delightful side trips to study Victorian customs and the Civil War. I enjoy English Country Dancing every week and one of my favorite scenes happens at a ball.

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Jeanne Gehret When I get stuck it's usually because I can't figure out how to get from point A to point B. For instance, I may need someone to be wounded in the Nav…moreWhen I get stuck it's usually because I can't figure out how to get from point A to point B. For instance, I may need someone to be wounded in the Navy in the Civil War. What were Navy ships doing? What were the hazards? If they were injured when a ship's boiler blew up, how did boilers on steamships work? Once I have the answers, I begin to ask questions of my characters like "What would happen if..." and I am off and writing again. (less)
Jeanne Gehret Always having something interesting to think about! The 19th century setting of my books is just far enough away as to be quite unfamiliar to us. Ever…moreAlways having something interesting to think about! The 19th century setting of my books is just far enough away as to be quite unfamiliar to us. Every day, it seems, I learn about an object, custom, or person who fascinates me, and then, if possible, I work it into my story. Since I'm writing a trilogy, things that don't fit into the current book always have a chance of appearing in a later one. Courting customs of the Victorians were good for many hours of amusement.(less)
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Over the River and Through the Wood: Thanksgiving with Susan B. Anthony’s Family

Image of family in huddled under blanket sleigh amid wintry landscape.

Every year, as the aroma of pumpkin pie and roasting turkey fills my kitchen, I find myself humming that familiar tune—“Over the river and through the wood, to grandmother’s house we go!” (Full song below.) In my mind’s eye, snow sparkles on the fields, sleigh bells jingle, and I feel that joyful shiver beneath the lap robe as the horse picks up speed.

The song’s lyrics, written by Lydia Maria Chil

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