James WheelingApr 17, 20206 minEliza Farnham and the California Association of American WomenSocial reformers are not, by nature, passive nor necessarily polite. They have a vision, a calling, to right wrongs and at the cost of...
James WheelingApr 6, 20203 minThe Cholera Epidemic of 1849As has been the case for so much of my story’s time period, another event is coinciding with the current coronavirus outbreak. Cholera,...
James WheelingMar 9, 20203 minNothing Like a VisitIt’s amazing to me that I can do so much research from the comfort of my home but there comes a time when a visit has to happen. I’ve...
James WheelingJan 28, 20202 minMid -Nineteenth Century American Nativism had nothing to do with Native AmericansOur current headlines are full of the immigration debate. As I did my research, I learned that this topic isn’t new. Nor are political...