by Hank Nuwer | Apr 27, 2025 | Book Review, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
by Hank Nuwer: The urge begins as a mere impulse. “I could write a book,” someone thinks. “I should write a book.” While millions have confessed a similar urge, few start — let alone finish — the task. One who has done so is John B. Lang. Californian by birth and...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 27, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Autobiography, Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, Humor, Uncategorized
By Hank Nuwer My wife Gosia’s dream to ride at top speed in a stockcar will come true next month. That’s her birthday gift from me. 10 years ago, I seized my own stockcar opportunity on the Lucas track in Clermont, Ind. “Dear Hank. Congratulations. Drivetech Racing...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
By Hank Nuwer The love story of Frank E. Butler and his dead-shot bride began at a shooting match. He was a professional marksman with a male shooting partner. They traveled all over the Midwest in search of shooting matches.... by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
By Hank Nuwer This is the story of George Washington Clear, born in 1849, the youngest son of Phillip and Mrs. Clear. On June 7, 1871, Clear married a young woman from Union City, IN, named Anna Moist. George and Anna soon raised a baby they...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories
By Hank Nuwer The Greenville Democrat said James J. (J.J.) Webster looked too dignified to be a criminal. “Rather did he appear as a bank clerk,” the paper said. Tall and dark, Webster wore spectacles and a brown business suit at his trial. The...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2025 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
By Hank Nuwer I became fascinated with the history of 19th century Chinese workers in America while conducting research for my historical novel, Sons of the Dawn: A Basque Odyssey.” In one chapter, an Idaho buckaroo attempts to cut off the queue...