Category Archives: Historical Fiction

Vianden Castle: In which a Faulconer meets a falconer

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Jeanne Faulconer

Our ultimate field trip to Europe included Nick’s one request — to visit a real castle. Since the organizing factor of the trip was to visit his grandfather’s World War II battlefield straddling Luxembourg and Wallendorf, Germany (which I wrote … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading: Iron Thunder

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Jeanne Faulconer

In Which the Homeschool Mom Continues Her Education We’re reading another historical fiction novel from the Civil War era, Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac. I remember the story of the first iron ships in battle … Continue reading →

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