Sparkle Stories Blog

This story from the FIFTY collection uses historical fiction to explore the history of African American Civil Rights, post Civil War, and examples of when a small change had huge results.

This story from the FIFTY collection uses historical fiction to explore the history of the American West and Southwest as it shifts from Spanish to Mexican to American control.

This story from the FIFTY collection uses historical fiction to explore the history of Immigration in the United States – especially through New York City.

This story from the FIFTY collection uses historical fiction to explore the history of Delta Blues and the music and cultural influences that created it.

This story from the FIFTY collection uses historical fiction to explore the history of the Railroads – in particular the Northern Pacific Line and all the “railroad towns” that were built.

This story from the FIFTY collection uses historical fiction to explore the history of Vermont in relation to New York and New Hampshire.

This story from the FIFTY collection uses historical fiction to explore the history of Alaska from the Aleut, Spanish, Russian, and then American point of view.

the History of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, the biography of Joseph Smith, and an account of the Battle of Crooked River.

This story from the FIFTY collection uses historical fiction to explore the Native American interaction of European colonists, especially Spain. We also examine the Pueblo people in particular and how the different pueblos were autonomous, having their own language and culture.

This story from the FIFTY collection uses historical fiction to explore the history of New Sweden, New Amsterdam and New York as it relates to the Delaware River area.