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George Rollie Adams

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El Dorado, AR, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Southern Fiction, American History

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George Rollie Adams is an educator, historian, and former museum director now writing historical fiction about small town and family life and social issues still relevant today.
A native of southern Arkansas, Adams holds two degrees in social science education and a doctorate in American history and has taught in high school and college. He has researched and written about National Historic Landmarks for the National Park Service, managed professional training programs for the American Association for State and Local History, and directed the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Louisiana State Museum, and Strong National Museum of Play.
His military biography, General William S. Harney: Prince of Dragoons, was a finalist for the Army ...more

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Writing Weather

A white and black dog sits on a couch and looks to the camera's right.

It was Monday morning, it was snowing, and for me, it was good writing weather.

I’m not sure why exactly. Mostly, it was a feeling. One stemming from the calm that came with watching snowflakes fall noiselessly outside while I sipped hot coffee in a quiet room with my dog at my feet.

Also from the lingering pleasure I had gained over the weekend from reading a well-crafted story by a talented author

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Average rating: 4.29 · 151 ratings · 38 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	South of Little Rock 4.29 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Found in Pieces: A Historical Novel of the Struggle for Racial Justice in the 1950s Segregated South 4.44 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Look Unto the Land : A Historical Novel of Family, Race, and Revenge in the 1920s Southern Oil Patch (Small Town Race Relations Book 3) 4.43 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	General William S. Harney: Prince of Dragoons 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ordinary People and Everyday Life: Perspectives on the New Social History by James B. Gardner, George Rollie Adams (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nashville: A Pictorial history 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Planning and conducting successful seminars and workshops 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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