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Beyond Mercy video by Audrey C 9/2/2012 12:25:30 PM
I have made a video ( with help, of course) to present by book Beyond Mercy... more
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FREE PROMOTION NOW! by Steven M Ulmen 9/2/2012 9:28:02 AM
"A novel of clashing cultures fought out in the closing decades of the 19th century, this is western historical fiction at its best and recommended for personal reading lists and community library collections." - MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW December 2008
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Free Promotion Tomorrow September 2, on Amazon Kindle Select by Steven M Ulmen 9/1/2012 4:02:31 AM
A reminder that tomorrow, September 2, is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Birch Coulee. To commemorate this event we are offering a free 24 hour promotion worldwide of the Amazon Kindle Select title: Blood on the Prairie A Novel of the Sioux U... more
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Timeline: Dakota Conflict, Sioux Uprising, August 25-31, 1862 by Steven M Ulmen 8/31/2012 1:19:21 PM
Under Ryker's scouting, Company A was kept busy. They found numerous corpses in various states of mutilation and decomposition strewn about the prairie, and after making records of them and identifying those they could, they buried them in shallow g... more
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Dakota Conflict, Sioux Uprising 1862 Timeline for August 26-31 by Steven M Ulmen 8/30/2012 8:02:16 AM
"Ryker, about that burial detail we discussed," Sibley said. "You know this territory like the back of your glove. Tomorrow, I want you to lead major Joseph Brown, Captain Hiram Grant, and a detachment of a hundred and fifty men of Company A of the T... more
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Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising by Steven M Ulmen 8/29/2012 5:43:07 AM
"Of great concern to Crooks was the fact that the entire southern Minnesota River Valley was at risk from Cut Nose. Could he be stopped, or would he again move down the river to the north? Mankato, St. peter, Henderson, which had already been attacke... more
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Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel by John Podlaski 8/25/2012 8:12:37 PM
Audiobook sale for my book... more
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Nice Day to Watch a Movie at Jackson MN by Steven M Ulmen 8/25/2012 6:22:45 PM
Great day at Jackson MN despite the rain. Nearly 300 folks showed up at the State theater downtown to see the 1973 twin cities public TV presentation of the Dakota Conflict. Ol' Ryker stood up and invited everyone out to Fort Belmont for more Sioux U... more
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August 23 New Ulm Second Attack By Sioux by Steven M Ulmen 8/24/2012 6:43:01 AM
On August 23, 1862, Sioux warriors attacked New Ulm, MN for a second time, burning most of the buildings to the ground, killing 34 settlers, and wounding 60 more. The town was successfully defended during this event of the Dakota Conflict.
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Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising by Steven M Ulmen 8/23/2012 10:09:04 AM
New youtube video promo for Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising. 2012 is the sesquicentennial commemoration of Minnesota's Great Sioux Uprising of 1862. Available in all formats at Amazon under the above title.
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"Folks are dead both white and red." by Steven M Ulmen 8/21/2012 3:44:09 PM
"I think one of these here fine days, we're going to find ourselves right in the middle of an Indian war the likes of which has never been seen. And if that happens, a lot of folks will end up dead, both white and red."
"Folks are dead both ... more
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The Massacre Continues... by Steven M Ulmen 8/19/2012 5:48:17 AM
You are witnessing the tragic events of Minnesota's Great Sioux Uprising which happened exactly 150 years ago this month.
August, 1862 Annuity payments are late and rumors circulate that payments, if they will be made at all, will not be in the ... more
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Free Promotion Tomorrow At Kindle Select by Steven M Ulmen 8/16/2012 6:01:47 AM
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Acton murders tomorrow, Friday, August 17th, we will offer a free promotion of the Ebook of Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising. The Acton murders signaled the great Sioux massacre that fol... more
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A Big Thank You to Sven and Oles Books by Steven M Ulmen 8/14/2012 4:20:57 PM
Sven from Sven and Oles Books in New Ulm MN took on a new supply of Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising today. This is the month and year we commemorate the 150th anniversary of Minnesota's Great Sioux Uprising of 1862. Visit the sto... more
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Blood on the Prairie - A Novel of the Sioux Uprising by Steven M Ulmen 8/13/2012 6:02:37 AM
52 ebook sales and 25 borrows through Amazon Kindle so far this month. $5.00 for purchase and Kindle prime members read free through the lending library. My sincere thanks to all of you who made this happen.
August 1862, exactly 150 years a... more
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Blood on the Prairie Sesquicentennial Edition by Steven M Ulmen 8/2/2012 3:56:11 PM
http://www.AuthorsDen.com/adstorage/33953/siouxuprisingdakotaconflictpromo.wmv
Also available at barnesandnoble.com and google ebooks.... more
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London Trivia - pavements! by Grace Elliot 7/25/2012 7:38:46 AM
With the arrival of the London 2012 Olympics, here is the first in a short series about London trivia. This week - pavements and how they came about!... more
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The War is About to Begin by Steven M Ulmen 7/18/2012 6:28:33 PM
2012 is the 150th annoversary of the Sioux Uprising of 1862
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Prairie-Novel-Uprising-ebook/dp/B002HWSX12/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2... more
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Horse Play by Grace Elliot 7/18/2012 9:50:45 AM
The latest post on a smuggling theme is now up on my blog.... more
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Did you know..? by Grace Elliot 6/27/2012 10:23:07 AM
What links Thomas Hardy and a bucket? ... more
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