Nineteenth Century Mail-Order Bride SCAMS, Part 11
A parade through historical newspapers taking a look at the wild and colorful history of one Charles H. Rowan, proprietor of a matrimonial agency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the late 1890’s. He was accused, arrested, tried, found not-guilty, allegedly bribed government officials, retried… and the story doesn’t end there. Charles H. Rowan is in trouble, […]
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I write frequent posts about all things Nineteenth Century Americana, especially elements of interest to readers of Sweet Romance set against the back drop of the Old West. I love history, and enjoy s
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