Writer of historical fiction/alternate history, author of Napoleon in America, history blogger (Napoleonic & 19thC) https://shannonselin.com/https://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3mv6oesqyr22sNew Orleans Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau was born on September 10, 1801. Her life is shrouded in legend and her magic relied, in part, on trickery. https://shannonselin.com/2014/06/voodoo-queen-marie-laveau/10 Sep 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6oesqyr22shttps://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3lmuyr2i3cc2rNapoleon's nephew Achille Murat died on April 15, 1847. He was one of the more eccentric Bonapartes, eating alligators and avoiding bathing. https://shannonselin.com/2016/06/achille-murat-prince-tallahassee/15 Apr 2025 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmuyr2i3cc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3lhk2mlljck2lSt. Helena, February 6, 1821. As sun broke over the black wart in the Atlantic, a banging on the door disturbed the island's governor at his toilet. "Your Excellency...General Bonaparte is missing." https://shannonselin.com/my-book/napoleon-in-america/ #Napoleon #althist #histfic #Whatif06 Feb 2025 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhk2mlljck2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3lg6ruf5t2s2eJosephine Lauret, namesake of a #NewOrleans street died on Jan. 20, 1867. Her family provides glimpses into the French-Spanish-American dynamic of the late 18th century, particularly in Louisiana. https://shannonselin.com/2014/05/josephine-lauret-namesake-new-orleans-street/ #NOLA #history20 Jan 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6ruf5t2s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3lg6rowdcnk2e"Less possessed of your confidence, in advance, than any of my predecessors, I am deeply conscious of the prospect that I shall stand more and oftener in need of your indulgence." John Quincy Adams 1825 https://shannonselin.com/2017/01/inauguration-john-quincy-adams/ #JQA #inauguration #JohnQuincyAdams20 Jan 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6rowdcnk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3lep6xdngus27"I look with trembling hope at the mingled light and shade of futurity, and pass to a new year with the fervent prayer for firmness to perform as well as prudence to discern my duty." - #JohnQuincyAdams 1810 https://shannonselin.com/2016/12/new-years-day-john-quincy-adams/ #JQA #NewYear #quotes01 Jan 2025 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lep6xdngus27https://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3lenax4tp6s2d"The Emperor wished that we should breakfast and spend the whole day together. He observed that we were but a handful in one corner of the world, and that all our consolation must be our regard for each other." https://shannonselin.com/2016/01/napoleon-new-years-day-st-helena/ #Napoleon #NewYear01 Jan 2025 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lenax4tp6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3le32ya3z7k2uNapoleon's niece Christine-Egypta Bonaparte was godmother and namesake of the poet Christina Rossetti, who wrote "In the Bleak Midwinter." https://shannonselin.com/2022/12/christine-egypta-bonaparte-lady-dudley-stuart/ #napoleonic #christmas24 Dec 2024 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3le32ya3z7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3ldtkoafh2c2kChristmas shopping? Consider these gift ideas from the 19th century: https://shannonselin.com/2017/12/christmas-gift-ideas-19th-century/ #Christmas #1800s #19thCentury21 Dec 2024 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtkoafh2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shannonselin.bsky.social/post/3ldrclmq7ik27New on the blog: what happened when a British naval officer gained an audience with Napoleon on St. Helena https://shannonselin.com/2024/12/basil-hall-met-napoleon/ #Napoleon #NapoleonicHistory #NavalHistory20 Dec 2024 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:deo3kl3rv33khi65cli4ku6y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrclmq7ik27