This past Friday, I sold and signed books at the Swamp Fox Bookstore in Marion, Iowa. I owe a big thank-you to owner Terri LeBlanc for providing me the opportunity.
I mentioned before why she gave her store that curious name. It honors Revolutionary War hero General Francis Marion, for whom they named the town. He earned his nickname, the Swamp Fox, by teaching American soldiers a form of guerrilla warfare.
However, viewed from modern perspectives, the general appears less heroic, since he owned slaves and helped hunt down escaped slaves. The Swamp Fox Bookstore stocks not even one book about him, and Ms. LeBlanc hasn’t found anyone who can tell her why a town in Iowa would be named for him.
All that aside, I had a marvelous time at the bookstore. My brother and sister showed up and helped, though only my sister got in the picture with me.
Thanks to those who stopped by my table and bought books. Thanks, again, to Terri LeBlanc for hosting a book singing event for—
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