by Stephanie Dray | Feb 7, 2017 | American Revolution, Eliza, For Readers, Research
I’ll be putting quotes here from one Founding Father about the other. These particular ones are written after Hamilton’s untimely death in 1804 at the hands of Vice President Aaron Burr. On Hamilton’s Honor and Integrity “Of Mr. Hamilton I...
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 13, 2016 | Martha Jefferson Randolph
Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph’s relationship with her father, the third president of the United States, not only defined her life but also shaped the identity of our nation. For everything we know of the author of our independence was shaped by what she let pass...
by Stephanie Dray | Jun 3, 2016 | America's First Daughter, American Revolution, Martha Jefferson Randolph, My Works, News, RevolutionEssays
Cross-posted from DrayKamoie.com Thomas Jefferson was the voice of the American Revolution, the author of the Declaration of Independence, the founder of the University of Virginia, and the third president of the United States. But he was also a man famously ruled as...
by Stephanie Dray | Mar 13, 2014 | Cleopatra Selene, Daughters of the Nile, For Readers, Lily of the Nile, My Works, Song of the Nile
Cleopatra Selene is primarily remembered for being the daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the Roman Triumvir, Marcus Antonius. But as the Queen of Mauretania, Cleopatra Selene should be remembered for more than this if only because she was the last Ptolemaic...
by Stephanie Dray | Mar 3, 2014 | Cleopatra Selene, Daughters of the Nile, FAQ, FAQ for SONG OF THE NILE, Lily of the Nile, My Works, Song of the Nile
One of the criticisms sometimes leveled at my Nile series is that because the Ptolemaic Dynasty considered itself Macedonian, the emphasis I place on Egyptian culture–and Cleopatra Selene’s awareness of it–is somehow historically inaccurate or...
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 27, 2013 | A Day of Fire, A Year of Ravens, Arsinoe II, Book Clubs, Cleopatra Selene, Daughters of the Nile, FAQ, FAQ for SONG OF THE NILE, For Readers, Heroines, Lily of the Nile, Song of the Nile, THE PRINCESS OF EGYPT MUST DIE
Hippos are vegetarians, so how can they be dangerous? It’s true that hippos don’t want to eat you. But they do want to kill you. Hippos are one of the deadliest creatures on planet earth. That’s a fact. So, I know you may have seen cute videos of...
