Deena Bouknight
Author
A 30-plus-year writer-journalist, Deena C. Bouknight works from her Western North Carolina mountain cottage and has contributed articles on food culture, travel, people, and more to local, regional, national, and international publications. She has written three novels, including the only historical fiction about the East Coast’s worst earthquake. Her website is DeenaBouknightWriting.com
LATEST
‘Accidental Presidents’: Stepping Up When Needed
An insightful book gauges how vice presidents flourished or floundered when suddenly thrust into the presidency.
Chateau de Beynac: A French Castle Preserved for the Ages
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a French Romanesque castle from the 12th century.
St. John Island and Hiking to Sugar Mill Ruins
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit the National Park Service’s one Caribbean park that delivers a historical site.
Good Graffiti at the Historic Graffiti House
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit a plain house with walls that tell a story.
Castello di Amorosa: California Medieval
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a medieval revival castle in California’s Napa Valley wine country.
Monticello’s Heritage Trees
In this installment on “History Off the Beaten Path,” we visit the grounds of President Thomas Jefferson’s home and see some trees that he had planted.
A Massive Gettysburg Monument With a Moving Message
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit a Pennsylvania battlefield tribute to all of the fallen Civil War soldiers at Gettysburg.
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest: A Home Away From Home
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit the third president’s retreat property.
‘This Fierce People’ Focuses on the Southern Campaigns
The Revolutionary War’s ‘untold story’ is revealed in a newly published history book.
Michie Tavern: Step Back to the Revolutionary War Era
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we learn that Monticello visitors can glimpse a bit of living history via a side trip.
