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
Fonthill Castle: A Fortress of Eclecticism
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a creative Pennsylvania home blending gothic, medieval, and byzantine styles.
Gunston Hall: Home of a Founding Father
The influential words of George Mason informed the Bill of Rights. His home, Gunston Hall, is indicative of the Georgian style of architecture.
A Ranch in the Mojave Desert Is a Testament to Tenacity
In this installment of ‘History off the Beaten Path’, we learn about a 19th-century ranch and the rancher who carved a living from the Mojave desert.
Palace Hotel: A Dominating Presence in San Francisco
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we share glimpses of one of the most impressive ‘Gilded Age’ hotels in America.
Perk of Reagan’s Presidential Library: Retired Air Force One Access
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we visit the only museum to feature a president’s plane that visitors can actually enter.
Livraria Lello: Portugal’s Highly Embellished Bookstore
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit one of the most ornate expressions of the Neo-Gothic style.
‘Rebel With a Cause’ Is Both Testimony and Love Letter to Elders
Franklin Graham’s book shares what led him to follow his father into ministry
Iolani Palace, Hawaii: America’s Only Royal Residence
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit the only example of American Florentine architecture.
Little Lighthouse on a Big Cliff: The Old Point Loma Lighthouse
In this installment of History off the Beaten Path, we visit a museum that was once instrumental in guiding ships and sailors from 1855 until 1891.
Founding Father’s Early Life Shaped in an Unlikely Place
Alexander Hamilton’s boyhood island of St. Croix was a place of challenge, intellectual curiosity, and possibility.
