Bonus Episode - Linda Ulleseit
In this special bonus episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful chats with author Linda Ulleseit about her recently released novel, The River Remembers. During the conversation, Linda talks about how, as a 5th generation Californian, she became interested in the history of Fort Snelling in Minnesota Territory. She also talks about the challenges of writing outside of her own cultural viewpoint, the similarities and differences between the struggles faced by the women in her novel, and her transition from schoolteacher to award-winning novelist. Don’t miss it!
About the Author
Linda Ulleseit was born and raised in Saratoga, California. She is a retired elementary school teacher with an MFA in writing from Lindenwood University and is a founding member of Paper Lantern Writers. In August 2020, Ulleseit’s novel, THE ALOHA SPIRIT, was published by She Writes Press. The story is inspired by her husband’s grandmother, who grew up in Hawaii.
Her newest novel, THE RIVER REMEMBERS, also from She Writes Press, features an ancestor of Linda’s born at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in 1835.
