A Note About Historical Accuracy

History is rarely as simple as we'd like it to be.

Letters are lost. Diaries disagree. Eyewitnesses remember the same event differently. Even respected historians can study the same evidence and reach different conclusions.

My goal is simple: to tell true stories that are as accurate, engaging, understandable, memorable, and compelling as possible.

Every story I write is carefully researched, drawing on primary sources whenever possible, as well as respected historical works and modern scholarship. When historians disagree, I follow the interpretation supported by the strongest available evidence.

These stories are narrative history—not academic journals. My purpose isn't to settle every disputed date, number, or detail. It's to remain faithful to the historical record while bringing the people, places, and events of America's past to life.

If new evidence emerges or better research changes our understanding of an event, I'll gladly update my work. History is a lifelong conversation, and I'm always learning.

After all, history deserves to be accurate.

It also deserves to be told well.