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Disheartened by scammers

Tue, 06/06/2023 - 21:41
Dennis Herrick

I need to think about discontinuing this blog. It's a constant effort to delete scammers' posts from every entry. There must be a better way to communicate with my readers.
     Ralph Waldo Emerson is among the inspirations I had for writing the historical novel, Winter of the Metal People.

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What's in a name?

Tue, 03/02/2021 - 12:08
Dennis Herrick

For those interested in such things, here are some facts about Esteban's name:
     * Esteban is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen.
     * The correct accent on the Spanish name is on the first syllable, although American pronunciation is often heard with the accent on the last syllable.

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When and where did Esteban die?

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 14:46
Dennis Herrick

It is traditional wisdom (and therefore very likely wrong) that Zuni Indians killed Esteban the day after he arrived at the Zuni village of Hawikuu in April of 1539.
     My book Esteban: The African Slave Who Explored America examines the fate that the first Spanish writers and then later writers over the centuries have made so commonly accepted. But my book presents a compelling argument that Zunis probably did not kill kill Esteban so soon in the way that so many history books claim. The Zunis might not have killed him at all.

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Today's differences with 16th Century

Fri, 02/05/2021 - 12:43
Dennis Herrick

Readers might not be aware of the differences in Esteban's Spanish society and America's society today.
     Following are some of the major differences:
     * Spain's practice of primogeniture, which resulted in disinheritance of second-born and later sons—and all daughters—who were accustomed to wealth, resulting in them doing whatever they had to do to reclaim wealth and status in the New World.

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A bit late for Columbus Day, but here's what he was like

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 20:41
Dennis Herrick

Indigenous Day? Columbus Day? New Mexico and some other states have embraced "Indigenous Day" as a holiday instead of continuing to honor Columbus, who is undeseving because of his treatment of natives of the Americas since he arrived in 1492. The following is an excerpt from the biography, Esteban: The African Slave Who Explored America:

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