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Bold Street 1841.
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The Americans of Abercromby Square - the trail of the Lincoln Assassination leads all the way back to Liverpool.
The U.S. Consulate on Paradise Street, Liverpool.
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Chapter 28 – THE PATH TO SALVATION New York City, December 24th, 1865 "'From the moment we first lost sight of the American shore, till we landed at Liverpool, our gallant steamship was the theatre of an almost constant discussion of the subject of slavery, commencing cool but growing hotter every moment as it advanced… the truth was being told and having its legitimate effect on the ears of those who heard it… the slave-holders, convinced that reason, morality, common honesty, humanity and Christianity, were all against them, and that argument was no longer any means of defence… they actually got up a mob – a real, American, republican, democratic, Christian mob and that too, on the deck of a British steamer…’" 👉 Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44y6ooy Available as audio book, Kindle and print versions.
Chapter 28 – THE PATH TO SALVATION
New York City, December 24th, 1865
"'From the moment we first lost sight of the American shore, till we landed at Liverpool, our gallant steamship was the theatre of an almost constant discussion of the subject of slavery..."
Chapter 27 – SURRENDER AT THE TOWN HALL
Liverpool, November 6th, 1865
"‘The carriage waits for them by the dock for the short journey up Water Street, to complete the formalities in what he now knows is the very last act of the war.
‘This damned world is going to pot, Irvine.’"
❄️ Liverpool, Nov 1865. Rain, sleet, hail — the Mersey ready to freeze. George’s Dock is as far from Dixie as it gets… 🌊
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⏳ “They must both make the most of their borrowed time.”
Liverpool, 1865: Harriet & Dudley walk beneath shadows of April, armed with a telegram from Adams Sr.
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Chapter 24 – THE HISTORY OF STUPID IDEAS
Liverpool, October 24th 1865
"Grace’s carriage trundles down Water Street towards George’s Landing Stage on this murky, still morning. Tall masts and smoke stacks peek through the gloop. Here they are, again."
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Chapter Twenty Three - BUSTING UP THE HUSTINGS
"I would tell you, as erstwhile, de facto Governor of New Orleans and its New French environs, that your commander-in-chief is spouting bubbles of drivel again."
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Chapter Twenty Two - ALL DOWN TO THE CROWN AGAIN
Liverpool, October 19th, 1865
"They enter through the double doors. Diarmuid is on the other side of the bar, serving Aston a pint of fresh milk. They’ve a cow out back, and it is a nice sideline from the booze."
Chapter Twenty One - THE EUSTON EXPRESS
"American intelligence got them this information, but if the British are to find a smoking gun, the perfect rogue agent is Harriet Farrell: disaffected, unhinged and even a bit Irish, all of which has a convincing ring to it."
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Chapter Twenty - The Dead Rabbits Liverpool, 17th October 1865 "Yet again, Harriet considers sapping the bitch right here and now to extract the information, then going in gung ho. But the likelihood is that whoever holds (NAME REDACTED) will have some form of protection, the extent of which is an unknown quantity. Crossfire is not good, especially as far as (NAMES REDACTED) are concerned. Far better to serve that dish cold, despite the feeling that none of this will end well." 👉 Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44y6ooy Available as audio book, Kindle and print versions. #TheAmericansOfAbercrombySquare #VictorianEra #OldWest #CharacterDesign #BookPoster #ChapterSix #HistoricalFiction #Illustration #DigitalArt #Bookworm #Reading #Storytelling #Western #VictorianGentleman #TopHat #HistoricalMystery #BookArt
Chapter Twenty - The Dead Rabbits
Liverpool, 17th October 1865
"Yet again, Harriet considers sapping the bitch right here and now to extract the information, then going in gung ho."
Chapter SEVENTEEN "A tincture of laudanum before work. GC Cruickshank’s Opium Tonic, as it says on the label, a remedy for all maladies! ‘Ah. Ooh. Ah.’ Several half pint bottles of the magic glug sit in the cabinet of his ensuite at 300 Whitehall. A constant supply is maintained at Chequers, the townhouse in Bloomsbury, Pembroke Lodge in Richmond, and various estates about England and Ireland. Wherever he goes, it is ready and waiting. Vital fuel for a man with ceaseless business." 👉 Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44y6ooy Available as audio book, Kindle and print versions. #TheAmericansOfAbercrombySquare #VictorianEra #OldWest #CharacterDesign #BookPoster #ChapterSix #HistoricalFiction #Illustration #DigitalArt #Bookworm #Reading #Storytelling #Western #VictorianGentleman #TopHat #HistoricalMystery #BookArt
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Chapter FOURTEEN "Dudley balls a fist, angry tears flowing. He is so close and that information is just beyond the door of number 19. He can smash this cabal and flush out the man he knows is behind all of it, but without proof (and to the world), Thomas Haines Dudley is just an old crank whose days are numbered. He is alone and devoid of courage. He is yesterday, he is history." 👉 Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44y6ooy Available as audio book, Kindle and print versions. #TheAmericansOfAbercrombySquare #VictorianEra #OldWest #CharacterDesign #BookPoster #ChapterSix #HistoricalFiction #Illustration #DigitalArt #Bookworm #Reading #Storytelling #Western #VictorianGentleman #TopHat #HistoricalMystery #BookArt
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A view of St James Cemetery in Liverpool, circa April 1865.
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Chapter THIRTEEN "Porterhouse steak, seared rare, with a mound of fried onions, broiled mushrooms, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts and peppercorn sauce, replete with a generous side order of Belgian waffles with maple syrup and washed down with a quart of strong ale. Mmm, hog heaven in this finest of Yonkers eateries. Butler spears a Portobello mushroom and gobbles it, complementing the meat juices and hoppy ale. He emits a throaty belch to the outright disgust of other customers, a habit in which he perennially delights." 👉 Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44y6ooy Available as audio book, Kindle and print versions. #TheAmericansOfAbercrombySquare #VictorianEra #OldWest #CharacterDesign #BookPoster #ChapterSix #HistoricalFiction #Illustration #DigitalArt #Bookworm #Reading #Storytelling #Western #VictorianGentleman #TopHat #HistoricalMystery #BookArt
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Chapter TWELVE "He spits blood. Down here in this soundproofed vault, deep into the bowels of this bank, there are untold riches and secrets. Not a soul can see or hear this place. Harriet could make away with someone’s ill-gotten fortune in diamonds just on her person, but she only wants to leave here with information. Someone has her child and even though Rollo will not be able to tell her, he will be able to divulge about who requisitioned the houses and why. She tightens the screws further, and he screams louder." 👉 Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44y6ooy Available as audio book, Kindle and print versions. #TheAmericansOfAbercrombySquare #VictorianEra #OldWest #CharacterDesign #BookPoster #ChapterSix #HistoricalFiction #Illustration #DigitalArt #Bookworm #Reading #Storytelling #Western #VictorianGentleman #TopHat #HistoricalMystery #BookArt
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Chapter TEN "Few sanctify themselves much as Fr Jovliet does, with his lofty ambitions in the direction of Rome. There is a local yarn that St Patrick himself stopped at this very spot in AD632 and consecrated it as holy ground, a story she suspects was started by the parish priest here to enthral the swollen immigrant Irish congregation." 👉 Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44y6ooy Available as audio book, Kindle and print versions. #TheAmericansOfAbercrombySquare #VictorianEra #OldWest #CharacterDesign #BookPoster #ChapterSix #HistoricalFiction #Illustration #DigitalArt #Bookworm #Reading #Storytelling #Western #VictorianGentleman #TopHat #HistoricalMystery #BookArt
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Chapter TEN "Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt and David Herold all climb to their feet, the nooses are positioned, and white bags are fitted over their heads. Suddenly, there is a quiver in Mary’s voice. ‘You’ll never find him, Butler.’ ‘Oh, we will, dear. Canada and then Liverpool, was it? I will have my best operative assigned to him. Rest assured, you will be reunited soon.’ ‘How? Oh my dear God, no.’ Her guard guides her towards the dropping ledge. ‘Strike that exchange, Willy.’ ‘Done.’ ‘Butler is a traitor!’ she yells at the top of her voice, ‘He set this up! He killed Lincoln!’ Butler laughs. ‘What with? The power of my mind?’ Then, into William’s ear, ‘Strike that.’" 👉 Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44y6ooy Available as audio book, Kindle and print versions. #TheAmericansOfAbercrombySquare #VictorianEra #OldWest #CharacterDesign #BookPoster #ChapterSix #HistoricalFiction #Illustration #DigitalArt #Bookworm #Reading #Storytelling #Western #VictorianGentleman #TopHat #HistoricalMystery #BookArt
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Chapter NINE "Harriet looks him in the eye and finds only a seemingly bottomless pit. Then, travelling down, down, down into what was once a noble and gentle Igbo soul, she gets a fleeting glimpse of his wellspring of hope in spite of the cruel world that he had to abet. But it dissolves into ash, replaced by a damned, slain leviathan right at the bottom of the pit, condemned for eternity." 👉 Get the book here: https://amzn.to/44y6ooy Available as audio book, Kindle and print versions. #TheAmericansOfAbercrombySquare #VictorianEra #OldWest #CharacterDesign #BookPoster #ChapterSix #HistoricalFiction #Illustration #DigitalArt #Bookworm #Reading #Storytelling #Western #VictorianGentleman #TopHat #HistoricalMystery #BookArt
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Chapter SIX
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Chapter FIVE
"A sweet and sultry morning in the city. Bits of masonry, splinters of wood and roof tiles scattered about the ground indicate that a big blow has just passed. It has freshened up the air just about enough to make it tolerable for the two young ladies who alight."
Chapter 2
"Bang.
Dang.
Got him. Actually. Got him. Almost as dammit square in the back of his head. The slug thudded into his brain and there ain’t a man alive who might survive that, twitch, groan and splutter as he may."
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"It is a chilly spring evening to be sitting out on the porch, but she does so every evening, come wind, rain or shine. The rickety wicker rocking chair creaks as she moves back and forth, aligning its motion with the brooding swell of the Irish Sea."
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A flâneur's adventure down Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork; a long, bustling drag of shops, cafés and bars that reminds me so much of Bold Street in Liverpool. Both streets have shifted over time from retail to culture and social life, but a strong political conscience endures and bubbles away.
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