Dear friends, I have done so much research into mid 19th century behavior. Both here in the USA and abroad. And, when I write my own characters have taken every step with each of them, said every word, felt what they feel. I know them inside and out. They live with me in my mind…
Tag: 19th century
Nora – Frankie – Darcel – Paul – And —
Newbies everywhere. Yet the original characters still shine. Nora Wells Once a wealthy widow who later found out her husband was still alive, Nora has been around CounterClockwise for quite some time. Oftentimes at odds with our own bad boy, Tracy Douglas Allen, but, after the return of her husband and Allen’s disappearance, she’s been…
Dead Or Alive It Does Not Change A Thing
What happened? There was a fateful trip that included a train ride headed out west from New York. Somehow, just before the train reached the Chicago depot, a man disappeared. Naturally, this was quite a bit of a mystery. And it caused an investigation conducted by the local authorities, as well as the train company…
Fountain Pens
A very cool tool back in the day. Mid nineteenth century United States was a time of great invention and great change. Writing letters was still the number one way to communicate whether it was personal, business, official or whatever the nature. So when the fountain pen hit the scene in 1830 in Birmingham,…
Women’s Panties In The 19th Century
Not to be confused with corsets. Panties, or more correctly called “drawers”, “pantalettes”, or “bloomers” by the mid 19th century woman, were much like they are today and not attached to their corsets. The idea of wearing frilly drawers (or frilly anything ) out of the public eye was so impractical to the American woman…
Arranged Marriages
Was totally acceptable. Having your parents, grandparents, or sometimes a professional matchmaker, arranging marriages for single men and women was pretty common in the mid 19th century. Even though many cultures around the world still believe in this practice, few in the United States today would ever think of such a thing. However, this…
CounterClockwise: A Blast From The Past Romance 
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