By Jewell Tweedt
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Who’s buried in Grant’s tomb? You probably remember that old
riddle from grade school because we are curious and mysteries are fun.
Historical mysteries are even more enticing because they actually occurred.
As an American
History teacher instructing technology-reared middle school students, I use
mysteries to engage them. As a historical fiction writer I use historical
mysteries to engage my readers. September nineteenth Prism Book Group released
the second book of my Nebraska Brides series titled A Lady for the Lawman. I
used an actual Civil War-era mystery in that book to hook readers. Here is a
blurb:
On special assignment
from the White House to the Nebraska prairie...
Crack undercover Pinkerton agent Jason Reynolds gets the toughest assignment of his career. Sent by President U.S. Grant to Omaha to capture a loco ex-soldier accused of stealing Jefferson Davis' treasury gold, Jason falls for feisty shopkeeper Arianna Quincy. Trouble is, she's not interested. When the lunatic grabs Arianna, Jason's skills are put to the test. Can Jason get his man and save his woman?
Crack undercover Pinkerton agent Jason Reynolds gets the toughest assignment of his career. Sent by President U.S. Grant to Omaha to capture a loco ex-soldier accused of stealing Jefferson Davis' treasury gold, Jason falls for feisty shopkeeper Arianna Quincy. Trouble is, she's not interested. When the lunatic grabs Arianna, Jason's skills are put to the test. Can Jason get his man and save his woman?
The Confederate treasury, (this is true, folks) consisted of
$800,000 (in 1865 dollars) in gold coins, bars and Mexican silver. In April
1865 the war was all but over. Confederate President Jefferson Davis, knowing
he was about to be captured by the Yankees, was determined Lincoln would not
get his treasury’s wealth. It was placed in flour and sugar sacks, put into six
wagons and sent into the deep south guarded only by teenaged soldiers. So what
happened to that gold and silver? Did the boys escape the vicious Yanks? Has
the money ever been found?
Read A Lady for the
Lawman and find out for yourself. Send me a comment and I’ll give you some
hints. A Seekerville lady will draw
names and one lucky person will receive a copy of A Lady for the Lawman.
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Got your attention, didn’t I? A little research and you can
add elements of mystery to your work as well.
By the way, the
answer to who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb is nobody. You can’t bury someone in a
tomb BUT Grant and his wife Julia are entombed there.
