I’m a library book!!! It’s been so crazy busy lately I haven’t stayed on helping promote my own work. However, I wanted to share this cool message I got today from a friend! Not only am I a library book but I have a waiting list to be read! Excited on the inside and of course never knowing how to respond other than thank you! And thanks for letting me know Willow! #abandonednorthcarolina #mouthoftheholler #americathroughtime (at North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbfbegOunlx/?utm_medium=tumblr

Don’t worry a Connecticut one will be released October 25th, 2021!!! 24 days from now my new book, ABANDONED NORTH CAROLINA ; MOUTH OF THE HOLLER, drops! The official release date is September 27th, 2021 but presale on Amazon is available now at https://bit.ly/ABNNC (See link in profile for orders in profile) Abandoned North Carolina: Mouth of the Holler takes you on an introspective look at North Carolina’s past and abandoned architecture with angsty mystery, fulfilling fear and unbridled truth through the eyes and words of the author and photographer, Christina Cole.   North Carolina is a state that has progressively worked to shake the old South mentality against a modern backdrop. Yet, the haunting and brash facts lie in a legacy of crumbling walls and barely standing skeletons. Hoodoo and Satanism alike writhe in its belly like Culebra masked only by superstition. Enslavement and suppression were its stronghold from 8,000 B.C. and now again in the present day. While attempts to thwart and rise above the past play out, the one thing that remains true is the bones of the structures that held them. Guiltless, blameless wood, frame, metal, brick, or stone tell the tales of long ago, with pictures for some being the only proof of their existence. #fonthillmedia #abandonedamerica #americathroughtime #USAthroughtime (at Killingworth, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXMcyNMV0P/?utm_medium=tumblr

24 days from now my new book, ABANDONED NORTH CAROLINA ; MOUTH OF THE HOLLER, drops! The official release date is September 27th, 2021 but presale on Amazon is available now at https://bit.ly/ABNNC (See link in profile for orders in profile) Abandoned North Carolina: Mouth of the Holler takes you on an introspective look at North Carolina’s past and abandoned architecture with angsty mystery, fulfilling fear and unbridled truth through the eyes and words of the author and photographer, Christina Cole.   North Carolina is a state that has progressively worked to shake the old South mentality against a modern backdrop. Yet, the haunting and brash facts lie in a legacy of crumbling walls and barely standing skeletons. Hoodoo and Satanism alike writhe in its belly like Culebra masked only by superstition. Enslavement and suppression were its stronghold from 8,000 B.C. and now again in the present day. While attempts to thwart and rise above the past play out, the one thing that remains true is the bones of the structures that held them. Guiltless, blameless wood, frame, metal, brick, or stone tell the tales of long ago, with pictures for some being the only proof of their existence. #fonthillmedia #abandonedamerica #americathroughtime #USAthroughtime (at Killingworth, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXLHc2ABAV/?utm_medium=tumblr

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⚾️🇺🇸🌴SPRING TRAINING WITH THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS Available now: po.st/nationals Viera, Florida, has been the spring training home for the Washington Nationals since the team's inception in 2005 and author Jim Maggiore has made the sojourn to Florida every year to watch the team get ready for the regular season. From Nick Johnson and Frank Robinson to Jayson Werth and Matt Williams, this book captures the Nationals in action through the years, not only on the diamond of Space Coast Stadium, but also on the backfields of the Nationals' spring training site. The enthusiasm, optimism, and insouciance of spring are delivered in these pages, as well as suggestions for getting the most out of a visit to Viera. Nationals fan or not, you will greatly appreciate this work; through its spring training stories and more than 200 photographs, it captures the intimacy and charm of baseball's spring training season. » ORDER HERE

🇺🇸🏠📕SOMERVILLE THROUGH TIME and its historic photos provide a glimpse into the life of our village and the people of a century ago and, through comparison with modern views, show the growth of our borough. George Washington lived in Somerville for six months (December 11, 1778, to June 3, 1779) during the Middlebrook Cantonment of the American Revolution. Although Somerville was settled in colonial times primarily by the Dutch who purchased land from the English proprietors of the colony, our "then" photos will focus mainly on the village in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The early village grew up around a church, courthouse and a tavern built at a crossroads shortly after the American Revolution. No one knows who gave Somerville its name, but it was known by this name by about 1800. Somerville grew rapidly after the completion of the railroad in the 1840s and the development of water power along the Raritan River in the 1850s. In 1909, Somerville formally separated from Bridgewater Township and became and independent borough. The town celebrated its Centennial Anniversary in 2009. ORDER HERE

We recommend: 🏡🌿🌴📙THE BOTANICAL GARDENS OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH TIME Pre-order here: po.st/gardens-FL While gardens have been around since the beginning of time, botanical gardens―gardens designed for studies and education―first began in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as the physic, or medicinal, gardens of Italy. It wasn’t until 1859 that the first botanical garden, the Missouri Botanic Garden, was established in the United States. There are approximately 1,775 botanic gardens and arboreta in 148 countries around the world. Hundreds can be found in the United States, while in Florida, there are nearly fifty of significance. Botanical gardens that often began with just a few seeds and cuttings grow into places of scientific significance where studies can be documented. These gardens are crucial for conservation efforts, and they also provide enjoyment to visitors who come to see their splendor. In this book, a few of the notable botanic gardens located in the State of Florida will be explored to see how they began, how they have evolved, and what they may look like in the future. The integral role they play in helping educate the public and how they work to preserve the environment will be examined in order to bring public awareness to the importance of these magnificent botanic gardens. ORDER HERE

For the Military History enthusiasts: GOAT ISLAND AND THE U.S. NAVAL TORPEDO STATION - GUNCOTTON, SMOKELESS POWDER AND TORPEDOES is out now! Order here: po.st/goat-island Weak maritime nations have always sought to augment the strength of their coastal defenses and navies by the use of “diabolical” contrivances for destroying an invader’s ships. The history of the adoption of the torpedo as a recognized implement of warfare is not unlike that of gunpowder or of exploding shells. Each in its turn was met by the cry, “Inhuman, barbarous, unchivalrous.” During the American Civil War, the Confederate Navy employed submerged mines, called torpedoes, and explosive charges mounted on a long pole referred to as the “spar torpedo” which was bumped into the hull of an enemy vessel exploding on contact. These weapons enjoyed great success during the conflict. In July 1869, the Secretary of the Navy announced the establishment of the Naval Torpedo Station on Goat Island in the harbor of Newport, Rhode Island, for development of a more sophisticated and deadlier self-propelled torpedo. From its founding until the end of the Second World War, the Naval Torpedo Station has been the Navy’s principal center for the design of torpedoes. Newport continues as the home of the U.S. Navy’s most important laboratory for research and development of modern weapons’ systems. ORDER HERE