Steve Bartholomew
Why read old books?
I have been writing a few book reviews of old books that no one reads anymore. Personally, I find some of these old tomes to be...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
The Driver Trilogy
Here's my latest blog post, for the Historical Fiction Authors Co-op. Mainly about my new book. https://hfebooks.com/the-driver-trilogy-a...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Jan 6, 2019
- 1 min
At last, a trilogy!
Following numerous headaches and false starts, I have published my first trilogy. I give you Ira Beard, books one, two and three. Here is...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Sep 12, 2017
- 1 min
RETURN JOURNEY!
After a considerable absence, my tale JOURNEY TO RHYOLITE has returned. In 1908, Nathaniel Strange travels to Rhyolite, greatest gold...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Apr 14, 2017
- 4 min
Old San Francisco
This post is another in my series of book reviews of books no longer in print or available. You can find most of them in digital form at...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Mar 14, 2017
- 5 min
Photography Made Easy
I have decided to write some book reviews. These will not be your usual type of review, meant to sell books. Instead, these will be...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Jul 19, 2016
- 3 min
The Cottage Physician
The Cottage Physician a sort of book review Umberto Eco once said that if you want to know what people were really up to in a previous...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Jun 22, 2016
- 1 min
The Survivor and other tales
A new book! Hyram Courtenay and his wife Lisbeth have lived in San Francisco since it was Yerba Buena. They have some strange tales to...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Jan 11, 2016
- 2 min
Flash Fiction Flashes By
Flash fiction is, I believe, a new literary form in the English language. I don't know about other ethnic traditions. A flash is usually...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Oct 8, 2015
- 4 min
Singapore
My latest book, Spirit Catcher, has just come out and is available on line. I’ve been asked to say a few words about it, but first I’m...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Aug 28, 2015
- 3 min
The Gold Ingot Lottery
One of the oddest and most forgotten episodes in California history was that of the “Ingot Lottery” of France in 1851. As sources for...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Aug 28, 2015
- 2 min
Perils of the Sea
Elsewhere I have made some comments on the dangers and discomforts of travel by sea during the Nineteenth Century. Indeed, from a modern...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Aug 27, 2015
- 3 min
Shipboard cuisine in the gold rush
When I was researching material for Gold, a tale of the California gold rush, I ran across many anecdotes relating to everyday life...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Aug 21, 2015
- 2 min
Art of the Short Story
I have just published another short story on Amazon Kindle. This one is titled The Case of Marten Oman. It’s a tale of vigilante times,...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Aug 20, 2015
- 1 min
Telegraph Ladies
The nineteenth century offered few job opportunities for an educated, single woman. She could become a servant, governess, or school...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Aug 22, 2014
- 1 min
The Emperor
Recently I was honoured to be present at an actual interview of Emperor Joshua Norton I, in person. Click here to listen.
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Steve Bartholomew
- Aug 10, 2014
- 1 min
The Inventor, A Tale of Old San Francisco
The Inventor is now on line and in print. You may find it on the usual Internet outlets, or ask your local book store to order one....
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Steve Bartholomew
- May 2, 2014
- 1 min
Black Bart Book Trailer
check out the book trailer for black bart May 1, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l4cPVVjdWZc
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Steve Bartholomew
- Apr 22, 2014
- 4 min
POETS
Yesterday I went to a local gathering. This particular event happens only once every two years. Maybe that’s one reason it was an...
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Steve Bartholomew
- Feb 25, 2014
- 1 min
Smashwords
Steve Bartholomew A thought crosses my sometimes weird mind: Many readers out there may not be aware there is a whole world of books...
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