Rattlesnake Granny Books
Historical Fiction Novellas of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley
Contact: junktime2000@yahoo.com
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Rainy Day Visit to a Place in My Book
It is a rainy spring day and a perfectly dreary time to visit a Civil War place in my book. In Rattlesnake Granny: Nancy Remembers Life in Old Thornton Gap,… Read more ⇢
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New Book is Here!
Mattie’s Story: Adventures in Dayton: Being an historical fiction novella told in diary format with many pleasing incorporations of facts gleaned from diverse and true primary sources of the late… Read more ⇢
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My Year as an Author and Writer
2025 was a good year as an author and writer. It was my second year as the self- published author of my Rattlesnake Granny Books by Stephanie S. Gardner. It was… Read more ⇢
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On Location: Some Thoughts on Late 19th Century Land Use in Thornton Gap, Virginia
Here’s a photograph that I made in Thornton Gap, Virginia, near Mary’s Rock. It is at the border of Page and Rappahannock Counties. Thornton Gap (in the 1860s and 1870)… Read more ⇢
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Oh Christmas Blog: Appalachian Holiday Traditions in Rattlesnake Granny and Beyond
It being Christmas Day, I thought it would be fun to write about some of the Appalachian Christmas traditions featured in my first Rattlesnake Granny Book. Historical Fiction Novellas Rooted… Read more ⇢
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The World of Rattlesnake Granny
My Rattlesnake Granny Books are set in a small part of Thornton Gap, Virginia, after the American Civil War. The area where the book takes place is at the border… Read more ⇢
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Historical Fiction Novellas Rooted in True Stories and Folklore
by Stephanie S. Gardner Rattlesnake Granny Books Contact me at: junktime2000@yahoo.com Nancy Pullum isn’t afraid to live on the mountainside by herself in 1800s Blue Ridge Virginia. She has been… Read more ⇢
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