I like them both, but if you twisted my arm, I think the brown feels more "historical." Perhaps I'm being influenced by our nation's adoption of brown for park signage, etc., but that's the feeling it invokes for me. The topic is interesting and relevant for me, and I like knowing local history. Good luck!
Thank you! I agree. I'm going with the brown. I've offered the Tri-Cities Historical Museum copies to sell in their gift shop as a fundraiser or to sell at a book event or other fundraiser, but they haven't responded yet. We'll see. Thanks for the thoughts. Oh, and I touted your book a couple of times briefly in Substack posts. Thanks for letting me work with you on it.
I'm not sure, but I think I like the brown one better considering your topic. Also, I like the back cover on the brown one better. The green back cover doesn't give me an idea that your book might be about a mythology. I do like the premise of your book. Could you tell us some of the historical figures included in the book?
Fantastic, Will. Very kind of you to share a response. The founding figures include: (1) Magdelaine LaFramboise, who was a young Native American woman living in a village where the town eventually developed, before she married a French fur trader; (2) Rix Robinson, a fur trader who bought the LaFramboise trading posts and set up his own post at the town's eventual site; (3) Robinson's Native American wife River Woman who helped Robinson with his fur trading; (4) William Ferry, whom a fur company sent with his family and supplies to establish the town and who stayed with Robinson.
The next group are lumbermen like Dwight Cutler, mercantilists like Healy Akeley, Great Lakes captain William Loutit, preservationists like Robert and Martha Duncan and Sarah Saunders, and the lawyer/jurist Epaphroditus Ransom. I include a major league ball player Cornelius Ball and aviator/circus entertainer James Mars, both raised in the town, a WWII survivor O'Malley from the sinking of the town's Coast Guard ship, and a modern-day but deceased financier Robert Van Kampen, whose family still lives in the town.
It heartened me to bring the figures together in their influences, to get a better sense of my own town. Your reply is so heartening, too. Thanks again. Peace, and keep sharing your great posts.
I like them both, but if you twisted my arm, I think the brown feels more "historical." Perhaps I'm being influenced by our nation's adoption of brown for park signage, etc., but that's the feeling it invokes for me. The topic is interesting and relevant for me, and I like knowing local history. Good luck!
Thank you! I agree. I'm going with the brown. I've offered the Tri-Cities Historical Museum copies to sell in their gift shop as a fundraiser or to sell at a book event or other fundraiser, but they haven't responded yet. We'll see. Thanks for the thoughts. Oh, and I touted your book a couple of times briefly in Substack posts. Thanks for letting me work with you on it.
Thanks so much for all your help! I appreciate any additional traction you might help me gain.
I'm not sure, but I think I like the brown one better considering your topic. Also, I like the back cover on the brown one better. The green back cover doesn't give me an idea that your book might be about a mythology. I do like the premise of your book. Could you tell us some of the historical figures included in the book?
Fantastic, Will. Very kind of you to share a response. The founding figures include: (1) Magdelaine LaFramboise, who was a young Native American woman living in a village where the town eventually developed, before she married a French fur trader; (2) Rix Robinson, a fur trader who bought the LaFramboise trading posts and set up his own post at the town's eventual site; (3) Robinson's Native American wife River Woman who helped Robinson with his fur trading; (4) William Ferry, whom a fur company sent with his family and supplies to establish the town and who stayed with Robinson.
The next group are lumbermen like Dwight Cutler, mercantilists like Healy Akeley, Great Lakes captain William Loutit, preservationists like Robert and Martha Duncan and Sarah Saunders, and the lawyer/jurist Epaphroditus Ransom. I include a major league ball player Cornelius Ball and aviator/circus entertainer James Mars, both raised in the town, a WWII survivor O'Malley from the sinking of the town's Coast Guard ship, and a modern-day but deceased financier Robert Van Kampen, whose family still lives in the town.
It heartened me to bring the figures together in their influences, to get a better sense of my own town. Your reply is so heartening, too. Thanks again. Peace, and keep sharing your great posts.