Texas Panic of 1860

For these next few posts I want to share a little of the historical backdrop in which the events of my novel take place, both in the north and south.

As I mentioned last week, my idea to write about the Civil War–and the notion of a southern abolitionist–came many years ago. But it wasn’t until a more recent draft that I decided to place my protagonist in Texas. North Texas, to be precise, where I hail from.And while researching the extent of abolitionist thought and influence here in this are...