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EXCITING NEWS!!!
The Tattered Glory Series is winner of the 2011 Arkansas Library Association
FICTION ARKANSIANAN AWARD
MORE NEWS!!! In collaboration with the Arkansas Newspaper Foundation,
A condensed version of book one, Where the Road Begins, has been selected for the Newspapers in Education Program and is now appearing as a chapter serial in newspapers statewide.
HIGH PRAISE FOR TATTERED GLORY
FROM CONFEDERATE VETERAN MAGAZINE
"In this well-researched volume Author Dane has included letters from soldiers and officers, thumbnail sketches of major Confederate and Yankee commanders, telegraph reports, and photographs. .... Any Southerner interested in this part of Confederate history should include this volume in the library" a short excerpt from review by Ann Rivers Zappa in Jan. 2011 issue of Confederate Veteran magazine.
FROM CONFEDERATE VETERAN MAGAZINE
"In this well-researched volume Author Dane has included letters from soldiers and officers, thumbnail sketches of major Confederate and Yankee commanders, telegraph reports, and photographs. .... Any Southerner interested in this part of Confederate history should include this volume in the library" a short excerpt from review by Ann Rivers Zappa in Jan. 2011 issue of Confederate Veteran magazine.
NEWS! A Long Way to Go -- Book Three in the Tattered Glory Series -- now available for sale!
The new books are in! This is the long-awaited third book in the Tattered Glory series, and it's available for sale in our bookstore here.
At 316 pages, this is the biggest book so far, and some people say the best one yet. Some sample reviews are listed below.
Nancy will be back on the road soon, talking about the history reflected in her novels, and signing the new books. Watch our "Appearances" page to find out where and when!
Praise for "A Long Way to Go"
In A Long Way to Go, Nancy Dane explores the harrowing experiences of Arkansas civilians during the
Civil War. This book does not focus on big battles, but on the daily struggle to survive with little food
and the threat of renegade gunmen. The story of Dane’s Loring family reflects the hard reality of the
real war in Arkansas.
Mark Christ
Author of “Civil War Arkansas 1863: The Battle for a State”
In A Long Way To Go Nancy Dane personalizes the American Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi, making
the reader a participant not a spectator. This is war as people lived it. Historically accurate, the book
captures the lives of real people in real situations, a gripping experience for the reader.
James Durney
Amazon and national TOCWOC book reviewer
Masterful storyteller Nancy Dane does not disappoint in the third book of her Civil War series, A Long
Way to Go. Every bit as realistic and gripping as the first two, we follow the life and death adventures
of Elijah Loring and his new wife Cindy as they face the harsh brutality of life in the midst of war.
Hardships and heartache are survived with unending faith, gritty courage, and optimism.
Andrea Romo
President 2006-2008, Arkansas Council for the Social Studies
The new books are in! This is the long-awaited third book in the Tattered Glory series, and it's available for sale in our bookstore here.
At 316 pages, this is the biggest book so far, and some people say the best one yet. Some sample reviews are listed below.
Nancy will be back on the road soon, talking about the history reflected in her novels, and signing the new books. Watch our "Appearances" page to find out where and when!
Praise for "A Long Way to Go"
In A Long Way to Go, Nancy Dane explores the harrowing experiences of Arkansas civilians during the
Civil War. This book does not focus on big battles, but on the daily struggle to survive with little food
and the threat of renegade gunmen. The story of Dane’s Loring family reflects the hard reality of the
real war in Arkansas.
Mark Christ
Author of “Civil War Arkansas 1863: The Battle for a State”
In A Long Way To Go Nancy Dane personalizes the American Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi, making
the reader a participant not a spectator. This is war as people lived it. Historically accurate, the book
captures the lives of real people in real situations, a gripping experience for the reader.
James Durney
Amazon and national TOCWOC book reviewer
Masterful storyteller Nancy Dane does not disappoint in the third book of her Civil War series, A Long
Way to Go. Every bit as realistic and gripping as the first two, we follow the life and death adventures
of Elijah Loring and his new wife Cindy as they face the harsh brutality of life in the midst of war.
Hardships and heartache are survived with unending faith, gritty courage, and optimism.
Andrea Romo
President 2006-2008, Arkansas Council for the Social Studies
NEWS! A Difference of Opinion has been nominated for the Michael Shaara Award for the best Civil War novel of 2009!
We are very excited to announce that Nancy Dane's latest novel,
"A Difference of Opinion," has been nominated for the 2010 Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction
The Prize is presented by Jeff Shaara and the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. The Prize consists of an annual award of $5,000, and is given for the finest work of fiction on the era of the American Civil War. In 1997, Jeff Shaara, the critically acclaimed best-selling author established The Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction to “encourage fresh approaches to Civil War fiction,” and named it in honor of his father, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Killer Angels.
Praise for "A Difference of Opinion"
"A Difference of Opinion captures the Civil War through the eyes and heart of Nelda Horton, a young woman who chooses a life-threatening course in this conflict. A novel you won't set down until the final curtain falls."
Dusty Richards
Two time Spur Award winner
Author, The Horse Creek Incident and Texas Blood Feud
"Nancy Dane successfully sequels her first novel with a stimulating tale of reconciliation amidst the adversity of war among brothers. A captivating and intriguing read!"
Rick D. Niece, Ph.D.
President, University of the Ozarks
Author, The Side-Yard Superhero
"I finished A Difference of Opinion. Well, you had me firmly entrenched into this book just as much as the first novel. You are a masterful storyteller. Your characters are real and engaging, even when they aren't likable. You've captured the setting with rich detail. I used to tell my students to turn on the TV in their heads when they read so they could visualize the words. Oh, my, was my little TV forming images!! I can hardly wait for your next book."
Andrea Romo
Past President 2006-2008
Arkansas Council for the Social Studies
"The book was so filled with twists and turns... there were times I wanted to scream at Nelda for being dense and then there were times I wanted to be her friend and give her a much needed hug. Another main character, Allen, immediately won me over with his rugged, mountain charm. I could see the families described living up in the mountains. They could have easily been MY family. I found myself switching back and forth from a Union Sympathizer to a Confederate Rebel on a regular basis. I could very much see both sides of the story and how hard it would be to be living in that time and making those choices.."
Erin at A Glimpse of Pink
More praise for Nancy's work:
"Tattered Glory is the title of a project series of four books that follow an extended family from 1861 through 1865. The farmers of the Loring family, the subject of Where the Road Begins, live in the hills well out of town. They follow their friends and neighbors into the Confederacy. The Horton family, the subject of A Difference of Opinion, live in town, publish the local newspaper, and back the Union. Related by marriage, they have little in common, existing in an uneasy, unspoken truce. This division allows the author to explore the experiences of a rural family supporting the Confederacy and a Unionist family living close to town. Each book is independent of the other. Each book is the first book about the family’s experiences from 1861 to 1863. Each book has the story line presented from a different viewpoint, producing a different reading experience. While the reader will know something is going to happen, the author never becomes repetitious. The common incidents are presented from a different viewpoint and produce a different reaction. This is not a story twice told! The families have very different experiences and see very different places."
James Durney
TOCWOC-A Civil War Blog
"Nancy Dane, a resident of the Ozarks (and mother of four, grandmother of 12), has compiled a valuable non-fiction book, Tattered Glory: A Documentary Civil War History of the Arkansas River Valley. It’s a compilation of official records, diary entries, and photos of the Civil War experience in primarily Johnson and Pope Counties in Arkansas. Then Nancy went a step farther—a giant step, actually. She wrote a novel, Where the Road Begins, based on her research for the non-fiction volume. She created characters that seem to have actually been there in the Ozarks when the Civil War got started. Their dialogue is in “hill speak,” a language some of our relatives still use today. She carried the story of those characters into a second novel, A Difference of Opinion. This one focuses on the conflict between Northern and Southern sympathizers. Nancy uses romance and mystery with strong characters to tell her stories."
Desmond Walls Allen
Arkansas Genealogical Society Ezine
"Nancy Dane's novel, Where the Road Begins, reads like a lost dispatch or an actual diary kept during the war."
Tom Wing
Assistant Professor of History
University of Arkansas Fort Smith
"Dane weaves romance, mystery, and tragedy into the novel Where the Road Begins, portraying the life of a hardworking Ozark Mountain family during the Civil War. The author's portrayal of the hardships faced by soldiers in both armies is the best I have read. The horror of battle will grip the reader and leave a lasting impression."
Fritz H. Ehren, Ed.D.
President Emeritus
University of the Ozarks
"I bought four copies of Where the Road Begins at Christmas last year to give as gifts to all of my siblings. I felt that some of our family history was captured in that book, and I wanted all of them to read it. It was a big hit. One of my brothers told me he had difficulty putting it down."
Andrea Romo
Past President
Arkansas Council for the Social Studies
We are very excited to announce that Nancy Dane's latest novel,
"A Difference of Opinion," has been nominated for the 2010 Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction
The Prize is presented by Jeff Shaara and the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. The Prize consists of an annual award of $5,000, and is given for the finest work of fiction on the era of the American Civil War. In 1997, Jeff Shaara, the critically acclaimed best-selling author established The Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction to “encourage fresh approaches to Civil War fiction,” and named it in honor of his father, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Killer Angels.
Praise for "A Difference of Opinion"
"A Difference of Opinion captures the Civil War through the eyes and heart of Nelda Horton, a young woman who chooses a life-threatening course in this conflict. A novel you won't set down until the final curtain falls."
Dusty Richards
Two time Spur Award winner
Author, The Horse Creek Incident and Texas Blood Feud
"Nancy Dane successfully sequels her first novel with a stimulating tale of reconciliation amidst the adversity of war among brothers. A captivating and intriguing read!"
Rick D. Niece, Ph.D.
President, University of the Ozarks
Author, The Side-Yard Superhero
"I finished A Difference of Opinion. Well, you had me firmly entrenched into this book just as much as the first novel. You are a masterful storyteller. Your characters are real and engaging, even when they aren't likable. You've captured the setting with rich detail. I used to tell my students to turn on the TV in their heads when they read so they could visualize the words. Oh, my, was my little TV forming images!! I can hardly wait for your next book."
Andrea Romo
Past President 2006-2008
Arkansas Council for the Social Studies
"The book was so filled with twists and turns... there were times I wanted to scream at Nelda for being dense and then there were times I wanted to be her friend and give her a much needed hug. Another main character, Allen, immediately won me over with his rugged, mountain charm. I could see the families described living up in the mountains. They could have easily been MY family. I found myself switching back and forth from a Union Sympathizer to a Confederate Rebel on a regular basis. I could very much see both sides of the story and how hard it would be to be living in that time and making those choices.."
Erin at A Glimpse of Pink
More praise for Nancy's work:
"Tattered Glory is the title of a project series of four books that follow an extended family from 1861 through 1865. The farmers of the Loring family, the subject of Where the Road Begins, live in the hills well out of town. They follow their friends and neighbors into the Confederacy. The Horton family, the subject of A Difference of Opinion, live in town, publish the local newspaper, and back the Union. Related by marriage, they have little in common, existing in an uneasy, unspoken truce. This division allows the author to explore the experiences of a rural family supporting the Confederacy and a Unionist family living close to town. Each book is independent of the other. Each book is the first book about the family’s experiences from 1861 to 1863. Each book has the story line presented from a different viewpoint, producing a different reading experience. While the reader will know something is going to happen, the author never becomes repetitious. The common incidents are presented from a different viewpoint and produce a different reaction. This is not a story twice told! The families have very different experiences and see very different places."
James Durney
TOCWOC-A Civil War Blog
"Nancy Dane, a resident of the Ozarks (and mother of four, grandmother of 12), has compiled a valuable non-fiction book, Tattered Glory: A Documentary Civil War History of the Arkansas River Valley. It’s a compilation of official records, diary entries, and photos of the Civil War experience in primarily Johnson and Pope Counties in Arkansas. Then Nancy went a step farther—a giant step, actually. She wrote a novel, Where the Road Begins, based on her research for the non-fiction volume. She created characters that seem to have actually been there in the Ozarks when the Civil War got started. Their dialogue is in “hill speak,” a language some of our relatives still use today. She carried the story of those characters into a second novel, A Difference of Opinion. This one focuses on the conflict between Northern and Southern sympathizers. Nancy uses romance and mystery with strong characters to tell her stories."
Desmond Walls Allen
Arkansas Genealogical Society Ezine
"Nancy Dane's novel, Where the Road Begins, reads like a lost dispatch or an actual diary kept during the war."
Tom Wing
Assistant Professor of History
University of Arkansas Fort Smith
"Dane weaves romance, mystery, and tragedy into the novel Where the Road Begins, portraying the life of a hardworking Ozark Mountain family during the Civil War. The author's portrayal of the hardships faced by soldiers in both armies is the best I have read. The horror of battle will grip the reader and leave a lasting impression."
Fritz H. Ehren, Ed.D.
President Emeritus
University of the Ozarks
"I bought four copies of Where the Road Begins at Christmas last year to give as gifts to all of my siblings. I felt that some of our family history was captured in that book, and I wanted all of them to read it. It was a big hit. One of my brothers told me he had difficulty putting it down."
Andrea Romo
Past President
Arkansas Council for the Social Studies