by dan on January 30, 2011
I was thrilled to find American Uprising on the New York Times bestseller list. Thank you to everyone who has bought the book – I’m really thrilled that the story is catching on. http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html
by dan on January 28, 2011
My good friend Stephanie Hodges runs a worldwide salon and education network that promotes the long lost art of storytelling. It’s an incredibly cool idea and a wonderful organization that’s having a real impact. PenTales is sponsoring a writing contest, that I will be judging, on the theme of revolt. If you’re a writer or […]
by dan on January 11, 2011
I published a story on the Daily Beast website about the 1811 revolt today. In my next post, details of my trip down to New Orleans… http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-01-09/new-orleans-forgotten-slave-revolt-by-dan-rasmussen-american-uprising-author/?cid=topic:mainpromo1 Two hundred years ago today, three slaves gathered in a small rundown cabin on a plantation about thirty miles upriver from New Orleans. Charles Deslondes was the son […]
by dan on January 6, 2011
American Uprising has been getting a lot of attention on various blogs, and I wanted to share a few of my favorite reviews: ““Rasmussen writes with a youthful enthusiasm and is very passionate about this material, and it shows. His detailed descriptions of life during that time, garnered from very thorough research, put the reader […]
by dan on January 4, 2011
I have an opinion piece in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Check it out: http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2011/01/1811_slave_revolt_cant_be_forg.html Two hundred years ago this Saturday, the city of New Orleans faced one of the greatest crises in its history. “All were on alert,” wrote Commodore John Shaw. “General confusion and dismay … prevailed throughout the city.” The American governor of […]