tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47166981986335988502024-03-05T03:25:35.077-08:00PAST ALIVE!Mission: To bring history alive through the fascinating true stories of men and women from the past.Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-42878833560924850032016-02-20T16:14:00.000-08:002016-02-20T16:14:23.090-08:00MAROONED IN THE ARCTIC<h2 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-58235197936852975492015-02-20T14:54:00.000-08:002015-02-20T14:54:25.412-08:00CLEOPATRAAvailable this month is <em>Cleopatra: Powerful Leader or Ruthless Pharaoh?</em>--one of the six books in the Capstone Perspectives in History Series, which also includes stories about Andrew Jackson, Benedict Arnold, Christopher Columbus, John Brown, and Marie Antoinette. The books provide fascinating looks into the lives of famous people. Young readers are presented with both positive and negative aspects of the person's life, giving them an opportunity to form their own opinion about whether or not the person was good or bad. <br />
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<br />Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-25717887415211362352014-12-12T13:54:00.000-08:002014-12-12T13:55:42.490-08:00FREE BOOK GIVEAWAYFrom December 8, 2014, to January 11, 2015, Chicago Review Press is giving away 10 free copies of my latest book: <em>The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy</em>. The distribution will be through GoodReads.<br />
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<br />Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-31344052287685759592014-04-15T19:51:00.000-07:002014-04-15T19:51:31.728-07:00REUNION WITH AUTHOR FRIENDSSix of my author friends and I gathered at Los Patios today to celebrate the publication of <em>No Surrender Soldier</em> by Christine Kohler, who is in town for a book signing at La Cantera this Saturday.<br />
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Back row (left to right): Christine Kohler, Maritha Burmeister, Kay Folkes, Jody Cosson<br />
Front row (left to right): Peggy Caravantes, Lupe Flores, Kristi HollPeggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-87719989786022787032014-04-13T13:49:00.001-07:002014-04-13T13:49:44.039-07:00Great 2014 TLA Conference<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<br />Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-14024682204465502202014-04-07T11:06:00.001-07:002014-04-07T11:07:34.532-07:00A Big "Thank You" to DARI would like to express my appreciation to Mary Eck and the San Antonio de Bexar Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for presenting me with their "Women in History" Award at a luncheon held at the San Antonio Country Club on April 3, 2014. After recognizing my writing that features historical persons and events, they presented my latest book, <em>Daughters of Two Nations</em>, to the Winston School, which was represented by the school's guidance counselor, Denise H. Williams.<br />
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Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-51127930179527593172014-03-09T16:00:00.000-07:002014-03-09T16:01:05.611-07:00Remember the Alamo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-9725656258933441322014-02-02T15:42:00.000-08:002014-03-09T16:01:05.615-07:00Conchita Cintron: 15 Minutes to Kill<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Why did she kill? What did she kill? Why did she have only 15 minutes to kill? These questions are answered in the amazing life story of Conchita Cintron, the world's greatest female bullfighter, now available as an ebook (Collca) through Kobo, B&N/Nook, Amazon's Kindle store. </span><br />
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Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-43740894658013333122014-02-02T15:32:00.000-08:002014-03-09T16:01:05.601-07:00San Antonio Historical and Genealogical Society On Saturday I enjoyed reviewing my first book, <em>Petticoat Spies: Six Women Spies of the Civil War</em> for the San Antonio Historical and Genealogical Society. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />"Daughters of Two Nations" is a compressed, illustrated collection of excellent thumbnail biographies of nine historically notable women of Native American descent who changed North American history from the 18th century to the present. A great deal of colonial and pre-colonial history of North American tribal cultures is revealed in these condensed biographies. . . Each chapter biography is adorned with a carefully researched, captivating color painting of the subject by noted artist Carolyn Dee Flores. Narratives of these amazing women read like exciting adventure stories, with real blood, tears and hardship embroidering the pages . . . "Daughters of Two Nations" is both an entertaining reading experience and an eye-opening education in Native American history.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-40670265171176859402012-06-17T15:04:00.000-07:002012-06-17T15:04:55.322-07:00GREG PINCUS, SOCIAL MEDIA GURU, SPEAKS IN SAN ANTONIO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4Q6elgvoS8eTCJg_2xzA_lDu4J8OfJkVpFSq1jwkliTrE3QfYa84jrbfMbhT6s5TXBI_652gHJFtc7V2gY7gqhZiwkk2LnfDutjc0cTJI7588f-OUM9RoWm4OeYM5sNMViHqyhVEtyw/s1600/Pincus-Caravantes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4Q6elgvoS8eTCJg_2xzA_lDu4J8OfJkVpFSq1jwkliTrE3QfYa84jrbfMbhT6s5TXBI_652gHJFtc7V2gY7gqhZiwkk2LnfDutjc0cTJI7588f-OUM9RoWm4OeYM5sNMViHqyhVEtyw/s200/Pincus-Caravantes.jpg" width="133" /></a>On Saturday, June 16, I had the pleasure of hearing social media guru, poet, and workshop speaker, Greg Pincus, speak to the Southwest Texas Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. In a captivating and entertaining style, he removed many of the fears that some of his had about getting involved in social media. His advice was not to feel forced to become active in the various social media realms but to jump in only if you want to do so. If you are interested in testing the waters, take small steps. He assured us that we would love the contacts we would make through our efforts. Sounds like good advice which I plan to follow. For those who want to know more about Greg, please see his blog (<a href="http://www.gottabook.blogspot.com/">www.gottabook.blogspot.com</a>) about children's literature and his web site (<a href="http://www.thehappyaccident.net/">www.thehappyaccident.net</a>) about social media.<br />Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-30670798122267525682012-05-25T17:31:00.000-07:002012-05-25T17:31:36.467-07:00MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2k-U22u6slaZUsCDfGvmdVKzBJkPMSadFbyBWl3-sPtIbJrm9yGZ_NZSl57xZpR3QNZHRd7cBCvNGMVtyQ89bdWgOVHvW-kdDbGo2Pm80d53VE2vEw5wlUxxdWC5yNulax5bzE1t3qw/s1600/american-flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2k-U22u6slaZUsCDfGvmdVKzBJkPMSadFbyBWl3-sPtIbJrm9yGZ_NZSl57xZpR3QNZHRd7cBCvNGMVtyQ89bdWgOVHvW-kdDbGo2Pm80d53VE2vEw5wlUxxdWC5yNulax5bzE1t3qw/s200/american-flag.jpg" width="200" /></a><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">In grateful appreciation for all those who served or are serving in the military and especially for those who paid the ultimate price--their lives.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">If you served in World War II, have a family member who did, or just have an interest in our country's history, please consider reading my book, <em>American Hero: The Audie Murphy Story</em>.</span></strong><br />
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On Tuesday, May 8, I had the privilege of reviewing <em>A Great and Sublime Fool</em>, my book about Mark Twain, for members of the San Antonio chapter of the Daughters of the War of 1812. <br />
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Although Twain is not directly connected to the War of 1812, the chapter members enjoy hearing about other periods of history as well. After a wonderful buffet lunch on the 7th floor Petroleum Club, I emphaiszed the "humanness" of Twain by telling stories from his childhood--eight near drownings before he learned to swim, deliberately exposing himself to the measles--an act which almost killed him, and pushing a huge boulder from the top of a mountain are just a few of the anecdotes I shared. I gratefully accepted the book presented to me--a bicentennial production of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution: <em>The Alamo Heroes and Their Revolutionary Ancestors</em>.Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-31322274762164315982012-02-06T18:35:00.000-08:002012-02-06T18:35:05.538-08:00Happy Birthday, Charles John Huffam Dickens!Tuesday, February 7,2012, marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of noted English writer Charles Dickens. To review the life and writings of this remarkable man, please read <em>Best of Times: The Story of Charles Dickens</em> by Peggy Caravantes.<br />
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I told them how I got started writing young adult/middle grade biographies, stories about the books already published, what will be published this year, and books that I am currently presenting to publishers, hopefully for contracts. The ladies were all most gracious hostesses, and I enjoyed my visit with them.Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-77460372620900067862012-01-01T09:55:00.000-08:002012-01-01T09:55:15.925-08:002012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji0twUf8VGrUpoFRrffu6VfHoTQUfuacCfVvCvbXwyQ0zCn_UwXBxmyaI1PqSGGllNbdIGow7IFertjtJd_A1IsGst7PyJK_PnmfciJ5tpD-NEwqEJHekglXs45p3RYGPzO4oL0seFjo/s1600/open+book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji0twUf8VGrUpoFRrffu6VfHoTQUfuacCfVvCvbXwyQ0zCn_UwXBxmyaI1PqSGGllNbdIGow7IFertjtJd_A1IsGst7PyJK_PnmfciJ5tpD-NEwqEJHekglXs45p3RYGPzO4oL0seFjo/s320/open+book.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy New Year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Resolution: To post more frequently on my blog and to gain more followers.</span>Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-70547740343863195892011-12-21T17:34:00.000-08:002011-12-21T17:34:52.942-08:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHsUe2UvjMgLoL3V78ysbELl3FB1wd15gpPo5AXhspFMw_G6N_rV6fQkIFWqSPbfsTuZsTbglJDeoznUvGh3aHxaGRiCLSDTY79PV8WuO7UA78pmOfPYPb4RTr8JBrRspnpODm2iUiL0/s1600/christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHsUe2UvjMgLoL3V78ysbELl3FB1wd15gpPo5AXhspFMw_G6N_rV6fQkIFWqSPbfsTuZsTbglJDeoznUvGh3aHxaGRiCLSDTY79PV8WuO7UA78pmOfPYPb4RTr8JBrRspnpODm2iUiL0/s320/christmas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Wishing joy, peace, and good health to all my family and friends.<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Peggy</span>Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-67429088037860208242011-10-07T11:05:00.000-07:002011-10-07T11:05:32.522-07:00LIBRARIANS' ROUNDUP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHr1rO1CqR1J5CZHnfa2U2s1el7o9nXJ6sHAC-8S0IwX5EGNpsMT-chNdak2gOiz15hwSISmoanQ8bMB9dE-tuVvVY_Fn90AF1kHBDYUNJn5a7cAYdPWbhhED4LtHvhJR1bw41ZHOA3A/s1600/IMAG0072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHr1rO1CqR1J5CZHnfa2U2s1el7o9nXJ6sHAC-8S0IwX5EGNpsMT-chNdak2gOiz15hwSISmoanQ8bMB9dE-tuVvVY_Fn90AF1kHBDYUNJn5a7cAYdPWbhhED4LtHvhJR1bw41ZHOA3A/s320/IMAG0072.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A writing colleague and I shared a booth at the recent Librarians' Roundup sponsored by the Education Service Center, Region 20 in San Antonio, Texas. Although I offered all eleven of my middle grade/young adult biographies for sale, I especially featured the latest one: <em>The De Leon Family of Texas</em>, which supports the Texas history curriculum for both 4th and 7th grades. The book is available from the publisher, Hendrick-Long of Houston, in both soft cover and hard cover.Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-31290089054544838322011-09-24T17:43:00.000-07:002011-09-24T17:43:32.951-07:00NEW PUBLICATION<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU59fbK_3aCvNdX8L6zaCt8JAtx6O6Oe3VkmugZ9TE_2wGpC0-VoECU06Wdo-skhqQa6-rDpctYbYBx3u7uo-DazjtddfczowMrrDCa7oKsdq-fdWxGGeh7XJXLO6oXNnGGJ95m4U5aYA/s1600/de+leon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU59fbK_3aCvNdX8L6zaCt8JAtx6O6Oe3VkmugZ9TE_2wGpC0-VoECU06Wdo-skhqQa6-rDpctYbYBx3u7uo-DazjtddfczowMrrDCa7oKsdq-fdWxGGeh7XJXLO6oXNnGGJ95m4U5aYA/s200/de+leon.jpg" width="157" /></a></div>Henrick-Long Publishing Company has just released my latest middle grade biography--<em>The De Leon Family of Texas</em>. The book follows the life of Martin De Leon, the only Mexican empresario to help settle Texas. He and his family established what is today Victoria, Texas. Martin De Leon is a new addition to the Texas social studies curriculum for grades four and seven. The events in the lives of Martin, his wife, and his many children provide entertaining reading for seventh graders taking Texas history while providing an easily-accessed resource for fourth-grade teachers. The story of this fascinating family is set against the backdrop of important events in Texas history.<br />
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<span style="background-color: lime;">I AM LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS FOR OTHER HISPANICS ABOUT WHOM TO WRITE BIOGRAHIES--PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS.</span>Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-46057216914406646612011-07-20T08:29:00.000-07:002011-07-20T08:29:44.233-07:00"C" WHAT'S CORRECT!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaST0IvQq_NriIXMnLS2MdngsoBcwsrGyhU1xIJbB6Z9i_2DRmvX6_JC9T2ZttlxCUBBiiDxyrGC44VlVCZZWZnBdUXYJwC19cq-wzB9JjSbDR77MIUo7ERvmRMxNs5M2vGzBKVRDTjPg/s1600/conchita.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaST0IvQq_NriIXMnLS2MdngsoBcwsrGyhU1xIJbB6Z9i_2DRmvX6_JC9T2ZttlxCUBBiiDxyrGC44VlVCZZWZnBdUXYJwC19cq-wzB9JjSbDR77MIUo7ERvmRMxNs5M2vGzBKVRDTjPg/s200/conchita.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book on which I am currently working features the famous r<em>ejoneadora</em>, <strong>Conchita Cintron</strong>. She started out fighting bulls from horseback and then progressed to becoming a <em>torera</em>, a fighter on foot. Her entire career lasted 14 years, having begun when she was only 13.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Some <strong>"C"</strong> words that get confused:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>chorale</strong> (a musical composition) and <strong>corral</strong> (a pen for cattle)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>canvas</strong> (rough cloth often used for tents) and <strong>canvass</strong> (to solicit votes or to study carefully)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>carol </strong>(a Christmas song) and <strong>carrell</strong> (a small cubicle with a study desk and chair)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>COMMAS</strong> in a series:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">A comma goes before "and" in the series unless placing one there changes the meaning. See the two examples:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The letters were addressed to Terry, Mike, and Susan. (There were three letters--one for each person).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The letters were addressed to Terry, Mike and Susan. (There were two letters--one for Terry and one for Mike and Susan together).</span>Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716698198633598850.post-14706844827853048062011-07-04T09:46:00.000-07:002011-07-04T09:46:50.624-07:00HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPx1KJZxoRgCIhDb6XSP1swRug8cw6mroFMlEPBeY0oAFELd-wVKCpHEUqk6mrzdT4F0oBJSZi8j3t-wlttuLRIT4aoODra6c2_J9W-c1x0befywz1r25wRZ2Te3R3kFZObyeMwukk5nM/s1600/american-flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPx1KJZxoRgCIhDb6XSP1swRug8cw6mroFMlEPBeY0oAFELd-wVKCpHEUqk6mrzdT4F0oBJSZi8j3t-wlttuLRIT4aoODra6c2_J9W-c1x0befywz1r25wRZ2Te3R3kFZObyeMwukk5nM/s320/american-flag.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Peggy C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05368980754878378136noreply@blogger.com0