Monday, September 10, 2018 the Barr’s Postcard News will include the article I wrote about the Great White Fleet as well as postcards from my collection. An ad for my book, Dearest Minnie, will appear in the back of the magazine. Anyone interested in postcards, their clubs, and shows; this is a great publication.
Leslie Compton has created a jewel from inherited period post cards and her extensive research! The result, Dearest Minnie, is an enjoyable and informative read. With the backdrop of a budding courtship, we see the Great White Fleet’s interactions with more than twenty cultures and ports around the world. All of this is through the eyes of an actual sailor, John Maurice Blair, in his posts to Minnie Camp. Leslie’s book is a wonderful opportunity to better understand the early…