Thanks for posting your labor of love. I appreciate it and I bet many others will as well. I'll be reading it on line, but plan to buy at least one copy to read when there is no electricity, wifi or cell service available.

I'll be spreading word to my friends who are trivia or history buffs.

I truly hope you enjoy it!

That's a great idea for a gift to schoolkids too.

friends and family have encouraged me to try to publish. I have been reluctant to do so but as I grow older, I feel more motivated to do something! I took the first step today by speaking with someone at Staples on how I could at least have them compiled in booklet form. I need to follow up!

I love to write, and this project has turned out to be sort of my life's work. I'm not sure I went about publishing the "right" way, but my main goal was always to get the research out there, to share it with others. I'm excited about getting the whole thing up online.

Good luck with your poetry. Sounds like you're on your way.

is my motivation. Thank you for your role in motivating me.

Thanks,
Eko.

The publishing pros claim that after 18 months most of the published books end up in the dustbin. I'll do what I can to change that. I only read non-fiction.

I know that years ago when the "How the States got their Shapes" book came out there was a whole series on the history channel about it. Haven't seen one about the names though.

I'm involved with my local library, and can tell you that hard copies of books come and go pretty fast. If I had to do it over again I might not go the self-publishing route, but it has been kind of nice to be the one in control of the whole thing. No one to blame but myself for problems

I too only read non-fiction.

When I'm done with yours, I'll donate it to the Temple VA Hospital.

Besides, I have been ordering old books online that I enjoyed as a kid for when my grandchildren visit. Gets them away from the devices for a while. This sounds like something they might find interesting as they do have an interest in history...well...some of them. Thank you for your research and your work and your generosity.

Very generous of you to share. 4 teachers in the family I’ll share generously.

I have seven grandchildren, the oldest 13, the youngest 13 months.

Thank you!

an initial scan I see it is well-written and researched. Although I can't order a hard copy (unable to read off computer due to vision issues), I'll contribute to the tip jar!

Is there a way to make the future postings so that the photos don't obscure text? (Maybe it doesn't with phones or other readers - I'm Windows 10 PC. Could be an issue local to me)

Thanks for doing this and making it accessible. Will definitely pass it along.

I've been learning how to format so I'm not surprised it doesn't work on some platforms. I work from a mac, so don't get a lot of opportunity to look at it on a pc, but I'll go to the library soon and work on it.

Meanwhile, if you want to order directly from me, you can call my business phone at 303-258-0225. Preferably between about 10am and 6pm Rocky Mountain time.

I'm happy to take orders old-school, via phone and a check in the mail.

The chapters are very well researched and my children, granddaughter, and our public library will be very happy to receive one or two of them as well! Thank you!

I truly hope you enjoy them. (I donated a couple to my local library as well).

I look forward to reading it.

What a fascinating idea, and I love the way you executed it!

Alabama was one of my favorites because it ends with a bit of a mystery. So glad you liked it.

I have a pretty thick skin about my writing, and was horrified at all of the typos and spelling errors that made it into the hard copy, so I want to correct as many of the online errors as I can find, so fire away!

it sounds like an interesting read! I will probably read a bunch of it online before I get it but anyone who spent so much time writing a book deserves to get paid for it. Thank you, I cannot wait to read it.

It takes me some time to get the chapters formatted for the website, so you'll definitely get the book before they're all up online. I hope you enjoy it!

I am certain I will love it. I love stories like this, it is going to be a lot of fun to read. Thank you for all your work!

though the book price is only $5 so I bought one. No better way than support each other than making a small purchase. The work you must have put in to do this is worth so much more.

You are appreciated!

It did take some work to do all the research, but I truly cherished the time I spent working on it. I hope you enjoy reading it.

I'll definitely check it out and share with others.