April White Talks The Divorce Colony
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On the Season One Finale of Neighborhood Bookstore, historian and journalist April White discusses her narrative nonfiction book THE DIVORCE COLONY. This episode particularly warms my heart. First, it is...
show moreThis episode particularly warms my heart. First, it is the culmination of all our work to make season one of Neighborhood Bookstore happen. Second, I have known this author, April White, since high school. It is such a privilege to see her career blossom and to chat about her amazing book.On this episode:
- Accidentally writing a Feminist narrative
- Recording the forgotten corners of American history
- How 19th century “paparazzi” made it possible to research the Divorce Colony
- Writing a women’s story, a frontier story, a story about scandal, a railroad story, a western, and a history book
- Deadwood in the days after Wild Bill Hickok’s murder
- The amazing record keeping of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- What The Divorce Colony can tell us about our lives today
- Coming off of Smithsonian Magazine, the Washington Post, Boston Globe Magazine, Philly Magazine, and Atlas Obscura
- The emergence and (maybe) the end of no-fault divorce
- Following your curiosity back through history
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Author | Eric Harper Presents |
Organization | Eric Harper |
Website | open.substack.com |
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