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    The Pain of Theft
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Apr 20
    • 4 min

    The Pain of Theft

    We spend a lot of time thinking about it in our busy, 21st century lives - security or the lack of it. We have to watch and arm our...
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    First Blog of 2022
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Mar 18
    • 3 min

    First Blog of 2022

    It’s been quite a while since I last blogged and there’s a lot to catch up on. This blog will be less historical and more biographical in...
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    Civilian Ships and the Mexican American War
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Jan 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    Civilian Ships and the Mexican American War

    I’ve touched on the political and nationalism ambitions of President Polk when he took office, especially when it came to Mexico’s...
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    Tudor Ice - Establishing the Ice Trade
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Tudor Ice - Establishing the Ice Trade

    I’ve written some pretty heavy blogs of late so I thought it might be refreshing for all of us to explore a lighter subject, one that...
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    Women in the Saddle
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Oct 9, 2019
    • 4 min

    Women in the Saddle

    As a twentieth-century girl, seeing a woman astraddle on horseback is a common sight. But, in 1849, when horseback travel was reserved...
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    The Cult of True Womanhood – seriously, it was a thing.
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Sep 26, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Cult of True Womanhood – seriously, it was a thing.

    It is hard to imagine in our world today, that there was actually such a thing as The Cult of True Womanhood. This article, by Barbara...
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    Code of the West
    J.J. Wheeling
    • May 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Code of the West

    Growing up on a ranch in southwestern Colorado in the mid-to-late-20th century has given me a unique perspective from which to write....
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    The "What the...?" factor
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    The "What the...?" factor

    When not on actual trips of discovery, I’m in my mountain cabin, laptop, books and papers scattered all around the arcs of my rocking...
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    J.J. Wheeling
    • Apr 9, 2019
    • 3 min

    It's all about authenticity

    Whenever possible, I have tried to do the thing that I ask my characters to do so I know it is possible. For instance, I had never fired...
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    Curiosity, research and an impatient husband
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Mar 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    Curiosity, research and an impatient husband

    History makes me curious, I can’t help it. Why did people do the things they did? What drove them or inhibited them? What about all those...
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    Where did it all come from?
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Mar 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Where did it all come from?

    I started writing in 2009. Granted, it had been a very long time since Freshman English in college but I started nonetheless. I took a...
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    J.J. Wheeling
    • Feb 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    Do you remember the first time?

    I do. I remember it very clearly. The echoes of clapping hands, the warm glow of sincere satisfaction filling my heart and an inner voice...
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    Too much wind or not enough current, or both!— Sailing around Cape Horn in 1849

    Too much wind or not enough current, or both!— Sailing around Cape Horn in 1849

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    Cramped and Crabby - Sailing Around Cape Horn in 1849

    Cramped and Crabby - Sailing Around Cape Horn in 1849

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    The Pain of Theft

    The Pain of Theft

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