short-short – J.E.S. Hays

Short-Short: Eyewitness to the Old West

HERE’S a link to an Old West historical website – lots of good information

My lads are smokers, so I found THIS interesting article while researching cigarette brands.

HERE’S an interesting article on Old San Francisco’s railroads.

HERE’S a link to a good Writer’s Digest article: 5 Tools for Building Conflict in Your Novel

HERE’S a link to a page full of old (1848) daguerrotypes from Middle America … fascinating!

HERE’S the link to one of the most famous household guides of the Victorian era!

HERE’S a link to a list of famous hotels of the world, arranged by their opening dates so you know if your characters could have stayed there.

HERE’S a link to the food timeline – Social aspects of food through the ages

The Art of Manliness: Rules of Conversation for Gentlemen from 1875!

HERE’S a link to a nice little site where you can find scanned photos of actual entertainment brochures – programs and such – from the Victorian Era