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Brodie Duke: The Man, The Myth, The Truth
Praise for Brodie Duke
“Cora Darrah continues to blend archival research with imaginative storytelling in this page-turning work of historical fiction rooted in Durham’s past. I devoured Brodie Duke: The Man, the Myth, the Truth in a single sitting. Brodie has always been the Duke who most captured my curiosity, and this book did not disappoint. His life, marked by a roller coaster of tragedy, triumph, and scandal, had me flipping to confirm historic references again and again asking, “Wait, did that really happen?” Spoiler alert: it did. Darrah has a gift for bringing Durham’s industrial rise to life, with richly imagined scenes that illustrate buildings long lost to time creating a vivid, immersive read.”
-Julianne Patterson, Executive Director Preservation Durham
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A Story of Durham: Told the Wright Way
“Historical fiction at its best! Centered in Durham, North Carolina, a place I’ve called home for the last thirty years. I’ve walked along the streets mentioned in this book and loved hearing about the rich history behind the street names. A Story of Durham: Told the Wright Way, includes stories of Durham’s beginnings from Parrish Street to the American Tobacco Company, all through the eyes of one of Durham’s founding fathers, Richard Harvey Wright, a distant ancestor of the author, Cora Darrah.”
Joy Rubenstein
ABOUT CORA DARRAH
Hello. My name is Cora Darrah, and I live in Durham, North Carolina, with my husband and French Bulldog, Vern. For thirty-two years, I taught children with special needs. When I was eligible for retirement, I decided it was time to explore life from a different perspective. So with pen and paper, I began to write and publish books.
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