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"A Gripping Story of Survival"
A reviewer calls Unspoken "Both heart-wrenching and hopeful, shining with the grit of those who dare to redefine what 'home' truly means."

Jann Alexander
Oct 6, 20252 min read


Who Was The Woman Behind the New Deal?
What Did It Take to Become America’s First Female Cabinet Member?
The only woman in the room, and the only individual to serve in FDR’s cabinet for his entire term, arrived for her job interview on February 22, 1933 with a very ambitious list.

Jann Alexander
Apr 20, 20256 min read


On This Day 90 Years Ago, the Sky Went Black. Today Marks the 90th Anniversary of Black Sunday, April 14, 1935.
On This Day 90 Years Ago, the Biggest, Baddest, Blackest Dust Storm of Them All Struck the Texas Panhandle — and set the stage for the opening of my historical novel, Unspoken (A Dust Novel) ... on Black Sunday: April 14, 1935.

Jann Alexander
Apr 13, 20253 min read


Three Women Who Made History Behind the Camera
In the 1930s, these women captured Texas on film—the good, the bad, and the truly ugly.

Jann Alexander
Mar 17, 20253 min read
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