David George Moore
It’s been my privilege to be in the personal spaces of several writers. Among others, Pulitzer winner Tony Horwitz warmly welcomed me at his home on Martha’s Vineyard as did William F. Buckley at his place on Long Island Sound.
I have interviewed over 200 authors. Everyone has their own style with reading, capturing what they have read, research, and then writing. In my own writing I have settled on an approach that certainly has its idiosyncrasies.
Wilfred McClay is Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at The University of Oklahoma. He is author of the best-selling and highly regarded survey of United States History,
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Who is the Lotta of Lotta s Fountain? She was once one of America s biggest stars
Gary Kamiya
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A 38-Geary bus rolls past Lotta’s Fountain on the 114th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco on April 18, 2020.Paul Chinn / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A plaque is seen on Lotta’s Fountain on Market Street in San Francisco on April 16, 2018.Michael Short / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A daguerreotype of Lola Montez, taken in 1851. Montez took a young Lotta Crabtree under her wing and taught her song and dance routines.Southworth & HawesShow MoreShow Less