Before you ask, it's not available in print, at least not at this stage. I’m shopping it around, and I’d love to see it get picked up, but that’s easier said than done.
The Free State of Southwest Virginia
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Hattaway and Beringer mention The Free State of Southwest Virginia in their
Jefferson Davis book but I can find no trace of it on the WWW or elsewhere.
Thi...
5 years ago
Hello Peter! I wish I had known about your book when I was researching the Fire for my book It Happened in Chicago. I have another book coming out later this year called Chicago Curiosities, and I would love to include a 50-word sidebar about Daniel Quirk and his saloon. I have access to the historical Chicago Tribune but haven't found any articles on the incident.
ReplyDeleteWould you be willing to share your source on the Daniel Quirk item with me? Thanks!
Scotti Cohn
Absolutely. I would have to check my notes (which I don't have handy at the moment) but off the top of my head, I believe it was in "Fabulous Chicago" by Emmett Dedmon, or possibly "The Great Chicago Fire" by Robert Cromie.
ReplyDeleteLet me know if that helps. If not, I can do some more digging & get the original source.
Thanks, Peter! I had to send my manuscript off to the publisher by June 1, so I'll have to let that one go. No big deal. :)
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