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Reminder! Free Kindle Giveaway of “Rough Enough” Ends Tomorrow, Nov. 29, 2022 at Midnight! Some Highlights!
Here’s Richard Headley Clow. At 17 years of age he enlisted in the Union Army to fight at Petersburg and the final battles of the Civil War. Stationed at Fort Hayes outside of Petersburg, Richard Clow was in the first troops to enter Petersburg… Continue Reading “Reminder! Free Kindle Giveaway of “Rough Enough” Ends Tomorrow, Nov. 29, 2022 at Midnight! Some Highlights!”
Civil War history: “rough Enough” by Richard H. McBee Jr. reviewed in Civil War Round Table of D.C.
Paperback: https://author.amazon.com/books/bookDetail?book=B01FEPVWPM&marketplace=ATVPDKIKX0DER Kindle:https://author.amazon.com/books/bookDetail?book=B00HCQNBB0&marketplace=ATVPDKIKX0DER Jim Gallen, Chairman of the Military History Club of the Missouri Athletic Club, has reviewed Richard H. McBee Jr.’s book, “Rough Enough” which includes the letters and portions of a diary written by McBee’s great grandfather, Richard Clow during the ten… Continue Reading “Civil War history: “rough Enough” by Richard H. McBee Jr. reviewed in Civil War Round Table of D.C.”
8 Hours Left to Get a Free Copy of “Rough Enough”
You still have time, since I live on the west coast of the USA. it’s just past 4PM Pacific Standard Time and the Free Offer through Kindle Books for your PC, or Phone, etc., is still available until midnight PST. That’s still 8 hours… Continue Reading “8 Hours Left to Get a Free Copy of “Rough Enough””
The Prince of Serendipity Strikes again for Richard Clow and “Rough Enough”
Talk about a really amazing coincidence today! Out of the blue comes an email from one of my new followers who just happens to be the Great-Great – Step – Grandson of Richard Headley Clow (1847 – 1926) CW veteran 1864-65) about whom I… Continue Reading “The Prince of Serendipity Strikes again for Richard Clow and “Rough Enough””
See you At Northwest Book Festival!
It’s here this weekend! The Northwest Book Festival in Portland, OR 30th of July, Pioneer Courthouse Square! Check it out! I’ll be there! With three books to sign for buyers! Here’s my author site! What time???? 3:30 – 5:00PM What books??? 1. “The Ghosts… Continue Reading “See you At Northwest Book Festival!”
Civil War Book – Still Free? Wow!
Rough Enough (Nonfiction) Get it for your Kindle app for any computer – Now! Free! https://amazon.com/author/rickmcbee (Kindle users will find this book free at this site until June 10). The History and Life of 17 year old Richard H. Clow, as seen through his… Continue Reading “Civil War Book – Still Free? Wow!”
Two Big Kindle Promotions This Week!
I have just set up two kindle promotions for this week now that the summer holidays are here and you will have vacation time. Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10 2016! 1. If you will be in the Gulf Coast Region or Caribbean… Continue Reading “Two Big Kindle Promotions This Week!”
Father’s Day E-Book Sale! Just what DAD wants for his reader!
Most of us Dads have a lot of interests. One of them is often trying to figure out how our ancestors dealt with the trials of life such as war. In “Rough Enough” http://www.amazon.com/author/rickmcbee you can learn about our great grandfathers going off to war cockily… Continue Reading “Father’s Day E-Book Sale! Just what DAD wants for his reader!”
Richard Clow’s Interest in the 56th Mass.? – The Crater – July 1864
Thinking back to some of the reasons why Richard Clow may have enlisted in the 56th Mass. Infantry in 1865, one of the items he notes in his February letter to his sister is that the 56th was “cut up badly” and needed replacements.… Continue Reading “Richard Clow’s Interest in the 56th Mass.? – The Crater – July 1864”
City Point, Virginia, Busiest Seaport in the World 1864 – 1865
Here are pictures I took of displays at City Point while researching the Civil War experiences of Richard Clow at Petersburg in 1865. Note the variety and sizes of ships in the harbor. Sailing vessels and steamboats, large and small plied the harbor delivering the… Continue Reading “City Point, Virginia, Busiest Seaport in the World 1864 – 1865”
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