Linda Lee Graham
@lindalgraham.bsky.social
Historical novelist, reader, traveler . . . with a fondness for libraries, archives, genealogy, graveyards, history, and spaniels www.lindaleegraham.com
She’s beautiful!
Some days you've just got to have a sleepover with your pet lemur...
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
She’s beautiful!
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"Voices Beckon offers a winning romance against a finely realized backdrop. Readers who appreciate the complexity of history will welcome Graham's clear-eyed treatment . . . and Graham's narrative momentum never gets bogged down." – BookLife
#HistFic #18thcentury
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#HistFic #18thcentury
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December 13, 2024 at 9:30 PM
"Voices Beckon offers a winning romance against a finely realized backdrop. Readers who appreciate the complexity of history will welcome Graham's clear-eyed treatment . . . and Graham's narrative momentum never gets bogged down." – BookLife
#HistFic #18thcentury
books2read.com/Voices-Beckon
#HistFic #18thcentury
books2read.com/Voices-Beckon
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Are your kids “boooooored”? We’ve got hundreds of book recommendations for them right here:
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Are your kids “boooooored”? We’ve got hundreds of book recommendations for them right here:
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When @clintsmithiii.bsky.social agreed to blurb my book, I NEVER imagined he’d call it “exceptional” and certainly not “how history should be done.” Clint’s amazing work is read and respected by every public historian I know. Having kind words from him is a real honor. bookshop.org/p/books/thy-...
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
When @clintsmithiii.bsky.social agreed to blurb my book, I NEVER imagined he’d call it “exceptional” and certainly not “how history should be done.” Clint’s amazing work is read and respected by every public historian I know. Having kind words from him is a real honor. bookshop.org/p/books/thy-...
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Such a good thread for JA's 250.
Today is Austen’s birthday!
I’ve been thinking (a lot) about my place in the Austen250 commemorations. The “how it started” vs. “how it’s going” of it all.
2017
I’ve been thinking (a lot) about my place in the Austen250 commemorations. The “how it started” vs. “how it’s going” of it all.
2017
December 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Such a good thread for JA's 250.
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Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
Now they’re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days
True work life balance
Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and can’t afford food or healthcare.
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"The day that will live in infamy" has mostly died of neglect.
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"The day that will live in infamy" has mostly died of neglect.
Knox and crew hauling those cannons has to be one of the more fascinating stories of the American Revolution—and there are many!
Yesterday marked the 250th anniversary of the start of the Ticonderoga Expedition in which 25-year-old Henry Knox led the effort to haul 60 tons of artillery on sleds from Fort Ticonderoga south to Albany and east across Massachusetts to the Continental Army camps in Cambridge.
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Knox and crew hauling those cannons has to be one of the more fascinating stories of the American Revolution—and there are many!
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And now Kirkus AND Evanston Public Library! I have never had a book appear on so many Best Books of the Year lists, and it's honestly a little overwhelming.
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
And now Kirkus AND Evanston Public Library! I have never had a book appear on so many Best Books of the Year lists, and it's honestly a little overwhelming.
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
Thank you so much to everyone who has shared THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES this year and continues to put it into the hands of just-right readers. ❤️
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Wanted to advertise my friend's coffee company: Culper Coffee Co! Get your American Revolution/Culper Spy Ring Coffee blends to celebrate the big 250 while supporting small business! Link: culpercoffeeco.com
#HATM #KenBurns #America250 #VA250 #Virginia250 #AmericanRevolution
#HATM #KenBurns #America250 #VA250 #Virginia250 #AmericanRevolution
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Wanted to advertise my friend's coffee company: Culper Coffee Co! Get your American Revolution/Culper Spy Ring Coffee blends to celebrate the big 250 while supporting small business! Link: culpercoffeeco.com
#HATM #KenBurns #America250 #VA250 #Virginia250 #AmericanRevolution
#HATM #KenBurns #America250 #VA250 #Virginia250 #AmericanRevolution
I've heard of V-mail of course, but I had no idea how it worked. Fascinating. blog.fold3.com/victory-deli...
Victory Delivered: How V-Mail Boosted Morale and Helped Win the War - Fold3 HQ
Discover the fascinating story of V-Mail (Victory Mail). Learn how this crucial WWII communication method kept soldiers connected to home.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I've heard of V-mail of course, but I had no idea how it worked. Fascinating. blog.fold3.com/victory-deli...
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Genealogists: We don’t keep skeletons in a closet. We cite them, publish them, and present them at conferences.
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Genealogists: We don’t keep skeletons in a closet. We cite them, publish them, and present them at conferences.
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
#genealogy #FamilyHistory
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Lots of folks not familiar w these histories are intrigued by Mercy Otis Warren - even those who know well the great MOW - @jcblibrary.bsky.social copy of her 1775 play The Group skewering the Mass. royal govt has helpfully annotated dramatis personae. “Court sycophants,” anyone?
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Lots of folks not familiar w these histories are intrigued by Mercy Otis Warren - even those who know well the great MOW - @jcblibrary.bsky.social copy of her 1775 play The Group skewering the Mass. royal govt has helpfully annotated dramatis personae. “Court sycophants,” anyone?
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Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
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The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
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November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
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Today is #authorsday! Sending best wishes to all my author friends - the #writingcommunity is the best! This image is true - a positive review on #Amazon or #Goodreads, or borrowing a book from a library, makes a huge difference in helping other readers discover the author’s work. #authorcommunity
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today is #authorsday! Sending best wishes to all my author friends - the #writingcommunity is the best! This image is true - a positive review on #Amazon or #Goodreads, or borrowing a book from a library, makes a huge difference in helping other readers discover the author’s work. #authorcommunity
He’s beautiful!
October 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
He’s beautiful!
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Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee beans she'd grown up with on her parents' farm could lead her to a better life.
For years, men controlled one village's coffee industry — but one woman changed that
Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee beans she'd grown up with on her parents' farm could lead her to a better life.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee beans she'd grown up with on her parents' farm could lead her to a better life.
Another #America250 anniversary tomorrow!
Armed with sensitive information on West Point, Arnold met with British Major John Andre in Haverstraw NY on September 21, 1780. This is reputed to be the spot "where it happened." #America250
Armed with sensitive information on West Point, Arnold met with British Major John Andre in Haverstraw NY on September 21, 1780. This is reputed to be the spot "where it happened." #America250
October 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Another #America250 anniversary tomorrow!
Armed with sensitive information on West Point, Arnold met with British Major John Andre in Haverstraw NY on September 21, 1780. This is reputed to be the spot "where it happened." #America250
Armed with sensitive information on West Point, Arnold met with British Major John Andre in Haverstraw NY on September 21, 1780. This is reputed to be the spot "where it happened." #America250
For those interested in America’s founding, check out allthingsliberty.com. Its mission is to: “deliver smart, ideally groundbreaking, historical research and well-written narrative based on primary sources. . . ” I was thrilled to find a firsthand account of a battle my ancestor fought! #America250
Journal of the American Revolution: History, culture, politics, war.
The leading source of knowledge about the American Revolution featuring the latest, groundbreaking research. Online magazine, annual volumes, book series.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For those interested in America’s founding, check out allthingsliberty.com. Its mission is to: “deliver smart, ideally groundbreaking, historical research and well-written narrative based on primary sources. . . ” I was thrilled to find a firsthand account of a battle my ancestor fought! #America250
True!
When you find an unmarked or incomplete headstone, visit the cemetery office. They often have burial records that reveal names, dates, and relationships you won’t find anywhere else. #Genealogy
October 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
True!
A spooky mystery
11 OCTOBER 1775, LABRADOR SOUND: According to legend, the whaler Herald encounters the ghost ship Octavius adrift off Greenland, the first to sight her since 1762; they find the entire crew of 28, frozen and perfectly preserved, belowdecks.
October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A spooky mystery
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7 year anniversary, so of course we’re visiting the graveyard of the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow.
Protip: get a spooky spouse
Protip: get a spooky spouse
November 9, 2024 at 5:24 PM
7 year anniversary, so of course we’re visiting the graveyard of the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow.
Protip: get a spooky spouse
Protip: get a spooky spouse
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Washington Irving's Headless Horseman, the terror Sleepy Hollow, was said to be the ghost of a Hessian soldier, decapitated by a canon ball in the Revolutionary War. At night, the phantom horseman was often seen in the graveyard, searching for his lost head.
#BookChatWeekly #folklore
#BookChatWeekly #folklore
September 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Washington Irving's Headless Horseman, the terror Sleepy Hollow, was said to be the ghost of a Hessian soldier, decapitated by a canon ball in the Revolutionary War. At night, the phantom horseman was often seen in the graveyard, searching for his lost head.
#BookChatWeekly #folklore
#BookChatWeekly #folklore