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Excerpts from my 2005 diary
about Thunder From a Clear
Sky: Stovepipe Johnson's Confederate raid on Newburgh,
Indiana
March 3 *
Thunder From a Clear Sky:
Stovepipe Johnson's Confederate Raid on Newburgh,
Indiana becomes available.
June
1*
The Summer 2005 issue of Texas Hill Country
Magazine comes out with a great, full-length book
review on Thunder From a
Clear Sky.
June
10 *
1,200-word feature newspaper article on Thunder From A Clear Sky
appears on Page 1 of the Spectrum section of the
Evansville Courier.
June
11 *
Book
Signing- Rivertown Antiques, Newburgh,
Indiana
June
18 *
Book
Signing- Barnes & Noble, Evansville,
Indiana
June 22
*
I receive notification that Thunder From a Clear Sky
is the publisher's best selling title for the week of June
13, 2005.
July
5 *
Guest
Speaker- Southern Indiana Civil War Roundtable Annual
Dinner Meeting, Evansville, Indiana
July 8 *
Page 1 feature newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in the Henderson, Kentucky,
Gleaner.
July
9 *
Book
Signing- Henderson County Historical Society, Henderson,
Kentucky
July 10
*
Short newspaper article appears in the Henderson
Gleaner, with photos, recapping the successful event
at the Henderson Historical Society.
July
13 *
Guest
Speaker- Evansville Optimists Club, Evansville,
Indiana
July 14
*
A short newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in the Madisonville, Kentucky,
Messenger.
July
14 *
Guest
Speaker- Hopkins County, Kentucky, Historical Society
Meeting, Madisonville, Kentucky
August 10 *
I'm invited to submit for the publisher's Star Book
Program. I've got six months to fill out the paperwork. I'm
going to take my time and obsess over it like everything
else.
August
13 *
Meet the
Author Presentation- McCollough Library, Evansville,
Indiana
August 13
* Book
Signing- Borders Books & Music, Evansville,
Indiana
August 24 *
A feature newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in the Union County, Kentucky, Advocate.
The article discusses the book and my upcoming appearance
at the 2nd Annual Western Kentucky Book Expo in
October.
September
28 *
A newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in the Burnet Bulletin in
Texas.
September
28 *
A newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in the Burnet County Citizens Gazette in
Texas.
September
29 *
A newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in the Horseshoe Bay Beacon in
Texas.
October
1 *
Book
Signing- Tri-State Genealogical Society Annual Seminar and
Book Sale, Evansville, Indiana
October 5
*
A newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in The Picayune in Texas.
October
7 *
A newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in The Marble Falls Highlander in
Texas.
October
7 *
Book
Signing- Marble Falls Public Library, Marble Falls, Texas
October
7 *
Book
Signing- Falls on the Colorado Museum, Marble Falls, Texas
October
7 *
Guest
Speaker- Herman Brown Free Library, Burnet, Texas
October
8 *
Book
Signing- Fort Croghan Day, Burnet, Texas
October
8 *
Book
Signing- Johnson-Sewell Imports, Marble Falls, Texas
October
8 *
Book
Signing- "Rocky Rest" Homestead, Burnet, Texas
October 23
*
A newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in the Henderson, Kentucky, Gleaner. The
front page headline reads, "'Stovepipe' expert to speak
this week."
October
24 *
WSON
Radio Interview, Henderson, Kentucky
October
27 *
Guest
Speaker- Friends of the Henderson County Library Annual
Meeting, Henderson, Kentucky
October
29 *
Book
Signing- 2nd Annual Western Kentucky Book Expo, Sturgis,
Kentucky
October
30 *
Book
Signing- Rivertown Antiques, Newburgh, Indiana
November
4 *
Guest
Speaker- Henderson Community College Phi Theta Kappa
Leadership Conference, Henderson, Kentucky
November 6
*
A devastating F3 tornado hits Evansville and Newburgh,
Indiana. Twenty six were killed as they slept in their
beds. Eight hundred homes were destroyed or
damaged.
November
15 *
An enormous F4 tornado hits Madisonville, Kentucky. One
thousand homes were destroyed or damaged.
November
16 *
Guest
Speaker- McCollough Library, Evansville, Indiana
November
30 *
Front page feature newspaper article on Thunder From a Clear Sky
appears in the Madisonville, Kentucky, Messenger.
December
3 *
Book
Signing- Readmore Books 'N Cards, Madisonville, Kentucky
December 1
*
The Tri-State Packet, the magazine of the
Tri-State Genealogical Society, issues a positive review of
Thunder From a Clear
Sky.
December
4 *
Book
Signing- 3rd Annual Indiana Historical Society Holiday
Author Book Fair, Indianapolis, Indiana
December
17 *
Book
Signing- Barnes & Noble, Evansville, Indiana
December
21 *
I submit the paperwork for iUniverse Star Book status. I've
been agonizing over it for months, editing it like a book.
I'm confident I've done all I could. Making my books
returnable is a huge plus for retailers.
