Author Archive: Susanna Calkins

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Using “real news” To Inform My Historical Mysteries

Using “real news” To Inform My Historical Mysteries

How fast can a horse travel anyway? Why was “blood-letting” used to treat epilepsy? What was the impact of the Prohibition on real people? When I started my PhD in history, I had no idea that I would one day use the skills I acquired as a researcher to answer questions like these while writing […]

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