Cannon stripped The Robert E. Lee and took no passengers. He arranged a refueling in midstream. Leathers was confident that he would win and took freight and passengers with no preparations. Unfortunately, for the Natchez, the Robert E. Lee broke the New Orleans to St. Louis record with three days, eighteen hours and thirteen minutes. This speed has never been bettered by another steamboat.
True figure of history: Henry C. Norman moved to Natchez in 1870 and was an assistant photographer to Henry Gurney. Mr. Norman’s obsession with photography has given us the chance to see Natchez life through the years. He took portraits, street scenes, parades, ceremonies, news events, and just ordinary day to day life. We have Joan W. Gandy and Thomas H. Gandy to thank for saving many of these photos from being destroyed. They have put together a fine collection of books with Mr. Norman’s photos.
The Queen Mary Hotel is located in Long Beach, California and has many events, one of them being the Scottish Festival that my family and I attend every year. They have dancing, games and vendors selling jewelry, medieval swords and other items of interest. For a short time, the Queen Mary had the Titanic exhibit available with the items that had been brought up from the ocean floor and preserved.
The mention of the haunted tours is something offered daily along with their other tours of interest. I took the paranormal evening excursion with their mystic host. She took us to places on the ship that aren’t offered for view on the other tours. To say the least, it was interesting, spooky and entertaining.
John Pedder is said to haunt the Queen Mary with numerous sightings through the years. I thought it only appropriate to mention him since he is quite determined to reach us. John was a fireman/cleaner in the number 3 Boiler Room in 1966. For some reason on this routine drill, the eighteen-year old tried to squeeze through the watertight door that closed in less than six seconds. Some speculated he was trying to play a deadly game of “Chicken” and unfortunately lost.
On the haunted tour, they mentioned that there are ‘hot spots’ and vortexes throughout the ship, the pool being one of the most active of the paranormal sightings. The lady in white supposedly haunts the Main Lounge (it’s called the Queen’s Salon now.) The haunted stateroom is where Winston Churchill stayed. According to legend, he planned the D-Day invasion while taking a bath and playing with toy ships. People have reported smelling cigar smoke.
There isn’t a haunted stateroom refurbished with riverboat artifacts. Nor is there a photo from Henry C. Norman’s archives on display. That was simply added for the story.
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Time Travel:
A Twist of Fate
Lost in the Mist of Time
At the Stroke of Midnight
Storm Riders (western, steampunk)
Heart of a Warrior
Fallen Angels:
Eli: Warriors for the Light (Fallen Angels, Book 1)
Lucca: Warriors for the Light (Book 2)
The Curse of Tempest Gate
Vampires and Shifters
Magic of the Loch
Twilight’s Eternal Embrace
Moon Shifter
Destiny’s Prerogative
Love’s Eternal Embrace
Magic of the Loch
Autumn Moon
Paranormal Elements:
Wanted
Second Time Around, “The Spirit of Love”
Mr. O’Grady’s Magic Box
Black Donald’s Coin
Shattered Illusions
About the Author:
Karen Michelle Nutt resides in California with her husband, three fascinating children, and houseful of demanding pets. Jack, her Chihuahua/Yorkshire terrier is her writing buddy and sits long hours with her at the computer.
Her Book, Lost in the Mist of Time, was nominated for New Books Review Spotlight Best Fantasy Book of the Year Award 2006. A Twist of Fate was a nominee for Best Time Travel P.E.A.R.L. Award for 2008. Creighton Manor won Honorable Mention P.E.A.R.L. Award 2009.
Her new passion is creating book covers for Western Trail Blazers and Rebecca J. Vickery Publishing. In her spare time, she reviews books for PNR-Paranormal Romance Reviews.
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Table of Contents
Copyright
Praises
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER THRITY-NINE
CHAPTER FORTY
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
CHAPTER FIFTY
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN
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