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I am the daughter of Mennonite farmers and grew up in central Indiana. I am a publisher, professional editor, award-winning author, and proud member of Daughters of the American Revolution. My American Patriot Series is the only comprehensive historical fiction series on the American Revolution. The Northkill Amish Series, coauthored with Bob Hostetler, is closely based on the story of our Hochstetler ancestors, who came to this country in 1738 seeking religious freedom, only to be caught up in the savage clashes of the French and Indian War. Book 1, Northkill won Foreword Magazine's 2014 Indie Bronze Award for historical fiction. Book 2, The Return, won the Interviews and Reviews 2017 Silver Award for historical fiction and was chosen as o ...more

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Daughter of Liberty (The Am...

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Native Son (American Patrio...

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One Holy Night

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Chriss Good for you J.M. to tackle a rarely written about topic and something that folks in Northern Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania certainly are exposed to on a regular basis. I'm glad that you are coming at it from a historical perspective, too because it really will enlighten many of those like myself who are interested in genealogy. I've heard many people mistaken the Germans from Pennsylvania as the "Pennsylvania Dutch" when it was actually the "Pennsvylania Deutch" so I think it would be fascinating to learn more about the Mennonite and Amish culture and how it developed from early on to current day living and how they were perceived by the Germans in Pennsylvania. So great to know you are sharing these experiences with others!


message 1: by Daniel (last edited Mar 27, 2008 09:05AM)

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Hi J. M., I've added One Holy Night, Daughter of Liberty and your other book Native Son to my to-read list.


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