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Jan.15.2013 Boardwalk Empire Montreal Catastrophe 1927 Read Milk and Water about Montreal in the Era of US Prohibition. On Amazon Kindle. "One of these days there is going to be a catastrophe. If a fire breaks out one of these days, many of those inside will not be able to get out." So said Constable Conrad Trudeau during the 1925...	Aug.26.2012 The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner I don't know why it has taken me so long to read my way through Wallace Stegner's fiction, and it feels odd to be giving a novel published in 1943 such high marks as a compelling narrative that captures some of the rougher times in American history so powerfully. I'm sure all my praise for The Big...
Aug.12.2012 Social Import, Good Fiction The Girl In the Glass, by Jeffrey Ford image via clarkesworldbooks.com Sandra M., who had become interested in a genre novel of mine, began singing the praises of Ford’s novels, and mostly out of politeness, I decided to download this novel of his in e-book form and give it a read. I’m glad...	Jan.30.2012 Al Capone, Montreal and Me Well, I found something interesting, looking up "Al Capone + Montreal" on the Internet for my play Milk and Water about Montreal in 1927, during the era of American Prohibition, using my grandfather, Jules Crepeau as a character. He was Director of Services in Montreal all through the...
Nov.28.2011 Getting down to business Well, I'm getting down to business. Yesterday, I had my hubby step out and buy me two notebooks, of the paper kind and two of the smoothest flowing pens he could find. And I got down to writing my outline for the play, Milk and Water, about Montreal in 1927, the Prohibition Era in the US and a...	Nov.13.2011 Boardwalk Empire Montreal Connection 1926 I have a snapshot of Montreal Mayor Mederic Martin and Jules and aldermen on a camping trip in the 20s. My grandfather, Jules Crepeau, the then Director of City Services is seated beside him, looking bored stiff, surrounded by a handful of city Aldermen. Five aldermen are holding rifles, one...
Apr.02.2011 The Joys of Historical Research My new book, a historical mystery set in Prohibition era central Illinois, is taking me in many new directions. Since my protagonist, Dr. Earl Snyder Junker, is a physician, I need to know about medical practice in the 1920s. Could my character be a medical examiner as well as a family doctor? What...	Mar.26.2011 THE RETURN OF PROHIBITION! Ken Burns is promoting his newest documentary entitled Prohibition. Highlights of his work will be featured this weekend at a meeting at the National Constitution Center. The forum entitled Civility & Democracy in America will be taped for a future broadcast. The Volstead Act took effect from...
Sep.28.2010 Thoughts on Boardwalk Empire I've been enjoying the new HBO series Boardwalk Empire, but not quite as much as I'd hoped. This could be attributed to overweening expectations on my part, but after two episodes--each one viewed twice, so you can trust me--I have detected a fairly large hole in this beautifully produced,...