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# JM Kirkland

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- [FIREARMS: TOOLS THAT INFLUENCED THE DYNAMICS OF OUR NATION](https://jmkirklandwords.com/firearms-tools-that-influenced-the-dynamics-of-our-nation/) - FIREARMS: TOOLS THAT INFLUENCED THE DYNAMICS OF OUR NATION They say that necessity is the mother of invention. That certainly describes the innovations in firearms during the period from just before the Civil War through three decades following the conflict. Inventors tinkered with all manner of new ideas to make guns more lethal. At least
- [THE SILVER DOLLAR APACHE MOCASSIN](https://jmkirklandwords.com/the-silver-dollar-apache-mocassin/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″ collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″]As Anglos encroached into Indian territory, they recognized that the indigenous people all wore some form of a moccasin. There were many similarities in foot attire among the nations and tribes. The material used to construct them came from animal hides. Some were low profile and some high.
- [THEY CROSSED THE COLORADO RIVER AT YUMA](https://jmkirklandwords.com/they-crossed-the-colorado-river-at-yuma/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″ collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″]The Colorado River was once a wild and turbulent waterway, unimpaired by many dams engineered in modern times to control its fury. These dams provide the system to divert the water to supply the thirsty agricultural communities contiguous to its path. Additionally, the Colorado River became a significant
- [THE CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON TRAILS](https://jmkirklandwords.com/the-california-oregon-and-washington-trails/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″]The journey took pilgrims through what are now more than eight States. However, the borders of these States became distinct sometime after the Gold Rush. In the mid-1850s, the Missouri River was the western border of the United States. The territories between the west of the United States to
- [TAKEN AT THE FLOOD BLOG- THE SONORAN DESERT](https://jmkirklandwords.com/taken-at-the-flood-blog-the-sonoran-desert/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ hover_enabled=”0″]The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert covering large parts of the Southwestern United States and Nothern Mexico. Its northern territory includes Arizona up to Prescott. Its southern region includes the northwestern portion of Mexico, inclusive of Guaymas on the continent and virtually all of Baja California
- [SAN FRANCISCO FIRES 1849-1851](https://jmkirklandwords.com/san-francisco-fires-1849-1851/) - San Francisco may well be the most resilient city that ever was. That statement I make after contemplating many factors. The location was not conducive to the formation of a major city. Gold seekers flocked to this unlikely spot in record numbers in just a few years. San Francisco had more than its fair share
- [CARRERA DEL GALLO AND OTHER VAQUERO GAMES](https://jmkirklandwords.com/carrera-del-gallo-and-other-vaquero-games/) - It has been well established that the Californio cowboy, known as a vaquero, is and was the most accomplished horseman who ever lived. How to prove such a statement? One way would be to describe how they entertained themselves. The Carrera del Gallo, also called “the chicken pull,” reveals the extraordinary acumen of the vaquero.
- [WATER LOTS IN SAN FRANCISCO](https://jmkirklandwords.com/water-lots-in-san-francisco/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” hover_enabled=”0″]History is so much fun for me because it consistently reveals two of the most human of all natures-greed and ingenuity. A case in point is the history of water lots in San Francisco. Yerba Buena Bay was not
- [MYTH OR MAGIC: A CHINESE LAUNDRYMAN FINDS  A UNIQUE GOLD STRIKE](https://jmkirklandwords.com/myth-or-magic-a-chinese-laundryman-finds-a-unique-gold-strike/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” hover_enabled=”0″]There is no doubt that the Chinese came to California to get rich in the gold fields. Some were successful. Many were not. In an effort to make a living, some enterprising Chinese began to launder the clothes of
- [VAQUERO](https://jmkirklandwords.com/vaquero/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” hover_enabled=”0″]The Hispanic vaquero is and was the finest horseman to ever grace a saddle. This is what every vaquero will tell you. And I must say, there is substantial evidence to support the claim. The origin of what Anglos
- [AGUARDIENTE:  A SPANISH MOONSHINE](https://jmkirklandwords.com/aguardiente-a-spanish-moonshine/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” hover_enabled=”0″]Although Aguardiente is a alcoholic beverage which originated on the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), it ultimately found its way into most parts of the world, particularly the Latin American countries. By the early 19th Century, Aguardiente was considered
- [GHOST SHIPS BURIED UNDER SAN FRANCISCO](https://jmkirklandwords.com/ghost-ships-buried-under-san-francisco/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” hover_enabled=”0″]The City of San Francisco has a unique and incredible history. Chronicles reveal stories that would make you think that someone with a wild imagination created them from thin air. The story of the Ghost Ships, sometimes called Gold
- [SYDNEY DUCKS BAD BOYS OF SAN FRANCISCO](https://jmkirklandwords.com/sydney-ducks-bad-boys-of-san-francisco/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px”]All manor of people gravitated to San Francisco just prior to, during and after the Gold Rush years which roughly spanned 1848 to 1852. Over 200,000 men arrived during that short period. It is said that there has never been a mass movement in American history as
- [SO WHAT DID THE PIONEERS DO WITH ANIMAL DUNG?](https://jmkirklandwords.com/so-what-did-the-pioneers-do-with-animal-dung/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.0.7″ type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” hover_enabled=”0″] Those of us who live in urban advanced societies place little to no value in animal dung. Our exposure to animal feces relates primarily to the best methods to dispose of pet droppings. This inconvenience we tolerate, as a requirement to have the lovable creatures
- [SHANGHAIING A COMMON PRACTICE IN MID 19TH CENTURY  SAN FRANCISCO](https://jmkirklandwords.com/shanghaiing-a-common-practice-in-mid-19th-century-san-francisco/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.0.7″ type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” hover_enabled=”0″]The lure of “gold in them thar hills” of California was an enticement like no other, for roughly two hundred thousand men in the mid 19th Century. Many arrived by the land route. Most entered California by ship and disembarked in San Francisco. Hundreds and hundreds
- [THE STATE OF DESERET](https://jmkirklandwords.com/the-state-of-deseret/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.0.7″ type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” hover_enabled=”0″]This subject is so broad and so deep that a short article could never reveal the nuggets of human nature, religion, intestinal fortitude and so many more elements of humanity that make the history of the Mormons so rich and diverse. That being said, I am
- [FORTY-NINERS’ INTENTIONS](https://jmkirklandwords.com/forty-niners-intentions/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” hover_enabled=”0″]The more I study about the various people who chose to seek gold in California, the more I realize how difficult it was to just get to the goldfields. The Pilgrims were mostly men. The majority were young, however middle aged and old men got the fever
- [THE FAIRE SEX IN SAN FRANCISCO IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY](https://jmkirklandwords.com/the-faire-sex-in-san-francisco-in-the-mid-19th-century/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.0.7″ type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size=”16px”]Imagine a situation where hundreds of thousands of mostly young men traveled thousands of miles to a far away desolate place to make their fortunes panning for gold. This place was so remote and unfriendly that they chose not to bring their wives, if they were married.
- [SAN FRANCISCO IN MID 19TH CENTURY AMERICA](https://jmkirklandwords.com/san-francisco-in-mid-19th-century-america/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size=”16px”]One of the best parts of writing a novel, for me, is the research that goes on before I begin to create. There is nothing more pleasing to me than to have knowledge about a place before I write
- [LAUNDRY; A GROWTH INDUSTRY IN SAN FRANCISCO IN MID-19TH CENTURY](https://jmkirklandwords.com/laundry-a-growth-industry-in-san-francisco-in-mid-19th-century/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px”]Cleanliness was not always a high priority among residents of San Fransisco in the Mid-19th Century. That being said, many did focus on personal hygiene. Social etiquette ultimately required it. It was not easy to do your own laundry during the Gold Rush. In order to wash your
- [GOLD RUSH ARGONAUT ROUTES](https://jmkirklandwords.com/gold-rush-argonaut-routes/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px”]The California Gold Rush began with the discovery of gold on January 24, 1848. The vast majority of those seeking gold arrived before the end of 1855. The possibility of striking it rich in California drove people like bees to blossoms. Rarely have more people moved large distances
- [THE EFFECTS OF CHOLERA IN MID-19TH CENTURY AMERICA](https://jmkirklandwords.com/the-effects-of-cholera-in-mid-19th-century-america/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size=”16px”]In an early chapter of my novel Equal and Alike,I describe the fear of Cholera in Independence, Missouri. That city was the “jumping-off place” for many gold seeking pilgrims in the 1840s and 1850s inroute to California. Just the mention of the word “Cholera” was enough in
- [BOILED SHIRTS:  AN AVANT GUARD FASHION STATEMENT](https://jmkirklandwords.com/boiled-shirts-an-avant-guard-fashion-statement/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” hover_enabled=”0″]While the average gold miner had no use for a white dress shirt in early San Francisco, many gents preferred them. These folks were the genteel and included gamblers, politicians, attorneys, and other professional types. White dress shirts were primarily made of muslin, a loosely woven cotton.
- [GAMING IN MID-19TH CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO](https://jmkirklandwords.com/gaming-in-mid-19th-century-san-francisco/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size=”16px”]San Francisco became a destination for people from all over the world in the late 1840s. When you consider the discovery of huge amounts of gold near Sacramento City in 1848, you can appreciate the motive to immigrate to California in those days. Ultimately, hundreds of thousands
- [FARO; A FAVORITE TABLE GAMING IN MID-19TH CENTURY SAN FRANCISCO](https://jmkirklandwords.com/faro-a-favorite-table-gaming-in-mid-19th-century-san-francisco/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font_size=”16px” hover_enabled=”0″]Faro was at one time the top gambling game in the United States. Ironically, it is fraught with ways to cheat. Dealers took advantage of unwary patrons at every turn. The game was called Pharaoh in Europe. It was imported to New Orleans where it caught fire
- [THE NIANTIC](https://jmkirklandwords.com/the-niantic/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#666″ text_font_size=”16px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″]While researching the wonderful history of San Francisco for my first novel, Equal and Alike, I came across the most unusual story concerning the behavior of sailers who worked the deep water sailing vessels bringing precious cargo

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- [Demo](https://jmkirklandwords.com/demo/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Section” module_class=”ds-diamond-section” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ hover_enabled=”0″ transparent_background=”on” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row padding_mobile=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” admin_label=”Row” module_class=”ds-diamond-row-1″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”50px||100px|” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://jmkirklandwords.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/3.jpg” url=”#” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Image” module_class=”ds-diamond-image” _builder_version=”3.23″ animation=”off” sticky=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” always_center_on_mobile=”on”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Image Title” module_class=”ds-diamond-title-outer” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Passion One||||” text_font_size=”45″ text_letter_spacing=”2px” background_size=”initial”
- [Sample Page](https://jmkirklandwords.com/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger

## Projects

- [Book Four](https://jmkirklandwords.com/project/book-four/)
- [Book Three](https://jmkirklandwords.com/project/book-three/)
- [Book Two](https://jmkirklandwords.com/project/book-two/)
- [Book One](https://jmkirklandwords.com/project/book-one/)

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