Wildflowers of Terezin by Robert Elmer

I have to admit that I was hesitant to open the newest entry from multi-published Robert Elmer. Not because of the author, who has several novels such as The Duet and The Celebrity, young adult series A Way Through the Sea, The Young Underground Series and Promise Breaker (Promise of Zion, Book 1), and a non-fiction Practicing God's Presence: Brother Lawrence for Today's Reader under his belt, and has already proven his ability to write.

Haymaker's Switchel - A Perfect Summer Drink

Try this drink as an alternative to soda pop on a hot summer day. Haymakers and other crews that worked out in the fields under the heat drank Switchel to alleviate thirst and to forestall the upset stomach that results from getting overheated or dehydrated.

May 10, 1868 The Golden Spike that Unified a Nation

May 10th has a lot of memorable events linked to it, such as the first official Mother's Day celebration.
But an event that helped forge the growth of this country happened at Promontory Summit,  Utah when the Golden Spike was hammered in to join the two railroads and thus, unite the country. After a seven-year race, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railways joined at Promontory Point, Utah. Coast-to-coast travel time was reduced, in that instant, from four to six months to six days.