Deena Bouknight
Author
A 30-plus-year writer-journalist, Deena C. Bouknight works from her Western North Carolina mountain cottage and has contributed articles on food culture, travel, people, and more to local, regional, national, and international publications. She has written three novels, including the only historical fiction about the East Coast’s worst earthquake. Her website is DeenaBouknightWriting.com
LATEST
Carnton: Beauty From Ashes
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit an antebellum Tennessee home significant for how it accommodated Civil War casualties.
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Queen Mary: A Streamline Moderne Ocean Liner
In this installment of ‘Voyage en Vogue: Aboard Historic Travel,' we board a notable British-built ship given a renewed purpose in a California harbor.
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Sherwood Forest: The Tyler Family’s Generational Residence
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we peruse America’s oldest continuously family-owned and occupied presidential home.
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Bryce Canyon Lodge: History Set in Stunning Scenery
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we examine a rustic century-old structure built to accommodate visitors drawn to an extraordinary canyon.
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Oak Alley Plantation: A Stately Mansion Among Treasured Trees
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we tour a palatial Greek Revival-style mansion in Southern Louisiana.
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Brooklyn Bridge: A Pause at the Top
In this installment of History Off the Beaten Path, we visit, for its rich history, one of the United States’ most noteworthy engineering achievements.
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Veste Coburg: The ‘Franconian Crown’ of Germany
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit Germany’s most architecturally exceptional and colossal medieval fortress.
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‘Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution’: Beyond the Battle
Though exhaustively covered by historians, this account of the Revolutionary War’s first major battle is seen through the lenses of the people involved.
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The Plaza: Gilded Age-Inspired Hotel
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit an iconic New York City hotel synonymous with luxury and grandeur.
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Fordyce Bathhouse: The Grand Promenade’s Architectural Standout
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Renaissance Revival bathhouse in Arkansas’s Bathhouse Row.
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Carnton: Beauty From Ashes
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit an antebellum Tennessee home significant for how it accommodated Civil War casualties.
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Queen Mary: A Streamline Moderne Ocean Liner
In this installment of ‘Voyage en Vogue: Aboard Historic Travel,' we board a notable British-built ship given a renewed purpose in a California harbor.
|
Sherwood Forest: The Tyler Family’s Generational Residence
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we peruse America’s oldest continuously family-owned and occupied presidential home.
|
Bryce Canyon Lodge: History Set in Stunning Scenery
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we examine a rustic century-old structure built to accommodate visitors drawn to an extraordinary canyon.
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Oak Alley Plantation: A Stately Mansion Among Treasured Trees
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we tour a palatial Greek Revival-style mansion in Southern Louisiana.
|
Brooklyn Bridge: A Pause at the Top
In this installment of History Off the Beaten Path, we visit, for its rich history, one of the United States’ most noteworthy engineering achievements.
|
Veste Coburg: The ‘Franconian Crown’ of Germany
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit Germany’s most architecturally exceptional and colossal medieval fortress.
|
‘Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution’: Beyond the Battle
Though exhaustively covered by historians, this account of the Revolutionary War’s first major battle is seen through the lenses of the people involved.
|
The Plaza: Gilded Age-Inspired Hotel
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit an iconic New York City hotel synonymous with luxury and grandeur.
|
Fordyce Bathhouse: The Grand Promenade’s Architectural Standout
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Renaissance Revival bathhouse in Arkansas’s Bathhouse Row.
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