But no one had ever told me that Benjamin Franklin held people in slavery for his entire adult life. I knew all about his political life, his scientific research, sense of humor, printing press and writing, of course. I was deep in my research for Fever 1793 and accidentally stumbled across a fact about my favorite American hero, Benjamin Franklin. Back then, I had no intention of writing a trilogy, or indeed, any books at all about our war for independence. I’ve had my eyes on the American Revolution for nearly twenty-five years. The line that pops up most often on my interior radio station comes from a song sung by George Washington in the musical: “History has its eyes on you.” History has its eyes on all of us, beseeching us to learn from the past. Yes, my friends, the songs of Hamilton play in my head around the clock. If you combine terrific music with American history, you find the sweet spot where I live. As such, we here at Mackin are very fortunate to have procured some of Anderson’s musings about the process of conceiving, researching, writing, & even in some cases living ? this series-closing entry: Just recently (late 2016), the finale of the series– Ashes–was published to very positive reviews. In 2008 & 2010, author Laurie Halse Anderson released the first two historical fiction novels of the Seeds of America trilogy: Chains & Forge.
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