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Now on Amazon: Six Days in December, my mini-ebook
My mini-ebook, Six Days in December: General George Washington’s and the Continental Army’s Encampment on Rebel Hill, December 13 – 19, 1777, (52 pp.) is now available on Amazon.com for $2.99. Click on the link below to get right to the page: http://www.amazon.com/Six-Days-December-Washingtons-ebook/dp/B0083VVHV4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1346110972&sr=8-6&keywords=sheilah+vance This ebook prequel to my upcoming novel, Becoming Valley Forge (April 2013), tells… Continue reading
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Smashwords — Six Days in December: General George Washington’s and the Continental Army’s Encampment on Rebel Hill, December 13 – 19, 1777 — A book by Sheilah Vance
I decided to expand on my blog posts here and write a mini-ebook about the Rebel Hill encampment. It’s a prequel to my novel, Becoming Valley Forge (Feb. 2013). I’m speaking about it tomorrow to a local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter. The book is available for 99 cents in all ebook formats, and… Continue reading
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Becoming Valley Forge — now February 2013
Due to unforeseen circumstances, my latest novel, Becoming Valley Forge, will be published in February 2013, instead of February 2012. Follow this blog for updates and more information as my new publication date approaches. Expect a bigger and better book! Continue reading
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Join me at Montgomery County (PA) Black History Month Celebration 2/23
I was honored to be asked to be one of the author participants in the Montgomery County (PA) Black History Month celebration, “BLACK WOMEN in AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE – Women Supporting Women, Lifting As We Climb,” on Thursday, February 23, 10am – 130 pm, Montgomery County Human Services Center, 1430 Dekalb Street, Norristown, PA. I’ll be… Continue reading
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Here’s our enewsletter about my novels and one of my author’s novels in Black Expressions Book Club. Check it out. http://myemail.constantcontact.com/National-Book-Club-Features-Vance-s-Land-Mines-and-McCalla-s-Cousin-Myrtle.html?soid=1102151813884&aid=uqz989j_i-I. Continue reading
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Land Mines, my 2nd novel, now featured in Black Expressions Book Club, & The Elevator Group’s Cousin Myrtle, too; Chasing the 400 a Top 20 Bestseller
Talk about a great Christmas gift and a great way to start the new year! Today I opened the January 2012 catalog for Black Expressions Book Club, http://www.BlackExpressions.com, the premier direct-to-consumer book club featuring African American authors and books featuring African Americans. My second novel, Land Mines, is one of the featured selections! I’ve known… Continue reading
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Day 7, Dec. 19, 1777 — Washington’s Army marches out of Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills and on to Valley Forge
On December 19, 1777, at 10 a.m., George Washington and his Continental Army marched out of Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills, past the Hanging Rock, and on to Valley Forge. As one historian wrote, “These grounds were the threshold to Valley Forge, and the story of that winter–a story of endurance, forbearance, and patriotism which… Continue reading
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Day 6, Dec. 18, 1777 — George Washington’s Army celebrates the new nation’s first Thanksgiving at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills and prepares to set up camp at Valley Forge
On December 18, 1777, General George Washington’s army celebrated the first national Thanksgiving in Gulph Mills and on Rebel Hill. The celebration caused a one day delay in the army’s march to Valley Forge, which General Washington had decided a day earlier, was to be where the army would make its winter quarters. The purpose… Continue reading
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Day 5, Dec. 17, 1777 — Gen. Washington issues inspirational orders announcing the move to Valley Forge and prepares for nation’s first Thanksgiving celebration on Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills
Generals George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, and Nathaniel Green (Gilder Lehrman collection) December 17, 1777 was a momentous day on Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills. After weeks of debate, General Washington decided on Valley Forge as the site of the Continental Army’s winter quarters. As hard as it is for us to believe today, armies at… Continue reading
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Day 4, Dec. 16, 1777 — Tents arrive and British soldiers captured at Gulph Mills
On a cold and rainy December 16, 1777, the 11,000 soldiers in George Washington’s Continental Army at Gulph Mills and Rebel Hill had one solace — tents had arrived. They had been exposed to the snow and cold since the army arrived at the Gulph on December 12, and they had sought shelter under the rocks and… Continue reading
Sheilah Vance
Musings from and events for Sheilah Vance, author of the award-winning books: Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment, Becoming Valley Forge, Land Mines, Chasing the 400, and Creativity for Christians
