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J.L. Oakley

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The daughter of Northwesterners, Janet Oakley grew up back East and steadily worked her way west. After meeting her husband in Honolulu, they stayed a spell in Hilo before moving to Bellingham, WA where they raised three sons. Her writings appear in various magazines, anthologies, and other media including the Cup of Comfort series and Historylink.org, a “cyperpedia of Washington State history.”

A trained historian, she writes social studies curricula for schools and historical organizations, and demonstrates 19th century folkways. Her historical novels, The Tree Soldier set in 1930s Pacific NW and The Jossing Affair set in WW II Norway were Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest finalists.

In 2006, she won the top...more


I'm very excited to say that Tree Soldier won an EPIC ebook award for historical fiction on March 17th. I got the notice on Twitter.

Last week, the beautiful award came in the mail. So very happy. And happy for the boys. Every time there is some mention of the novel, people write and ask how to find their relative that served in the CCCs. read more »
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Published on April 06, 2012 07:28 • 20 views • Tags: 2012-epic-ebook-award, historical-fiction, tree-soldier
Average rating: 3.90 · 10 ratings · 6 reviews · 1 distinct work
Tree Soldier
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Description: When my father decided to hike in the White Mountains of NH, his scientific process came to bear. Read as his eulogy.
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