Happy Halloween!

The Adventure begins! Something Spooky is happening in Mammoth Cave, and the Specter Detectors are on the case!

What will they find?

Because Lucy is too chicken to watch, I’ve started to transcribe these stories for her. This way, she should be able to read it without the goosebumps and nightmares. (This is just their intro, Lucy, and it doesn’t even have the screaming ghost, don’t chicken out!)

In this weeks blog, I reflect on a few recent milestones. Am I writing about my recent book signing because it was awesome? Yes! Am I writing this brief blog so that I have more time to finish my Halloween Special? Also, Yes!

Still the book signing went very well. The posters look really cool!

Nathan Landrum, author from Scottville, Kentucky, has his first book signing for Treasure off the Coast, and The Specters of Mammoth Cave, October 19th, 2024 from 1 - 3 pm at the Barnes and Noble on Campbells Lane, in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

In this blog, Nathan W. Landrum waxes poetic about how this particular Barnes and Noble has been a consistent part of his readerly and writerly life. But don't read this! Come to the book signing next week!... Actually do read this, I like it when people read my blogs.

Another Excerpt from the Pirates Caesar, (a fictional book by a fictional man) released in as a supplement to the Junior Rangers Investigative Club Novels!

This week we delve into the legendary story of the second, (or perhaps 3rd) pirate named Caesar to have sailed the Caribbean. While much has been written about this elusive man, it's hard to tell where Black Caesar's legend ends, and his begins.

And yet there is something intriguing about the origin of Henri Caesar, and the context of the times he purportedly lived in. Do you need to know any of this to follow along with the Junior Rangers Investigative Club Novels? No.

But if you read them, (and especially the upcoming Treasure of Biscayne Bay) hopefully this helps!

Don't believe too much the legends of pirates, they've had time to grow, and expand. Tales of treasure grow twice as swiftly and are vanishingly hard to prove.

Today we delve into the legend of a pirate rumored to have left his mark on Biscayne Bay.

To this day his name persists within the boundaries of Biscayne National Park. Caesars Rock. Caesar Creek. These are, purportedly legacy of a pirate named Black Caesar.

But who was he?

There are two often discussed possibilities. This (fictional) blog will delve into the legend of one of those two men.

(This is an excerpt from a fictional book, written as a tie in to the upcoming Junior Rangers Investigative Club Novel: Treasure of Biscayne Bay) Stay tuned next week for an historical accounting of this legend.

What's in the Pirate's Box?

What is a Pirate Box?

Let's clarify the fact and fiction.

Treasure of Biscayne Bay will be out soon!

And I have a book signing coming up on October 19th, in Bowling Green Ky!

The Pirates Caesar is a fictional supplemental to the upcoming Novel: The Treasure of Biscayne Bay.

Biscayne National Park has a long history of pirate legends. I thought I would add one more. Here's a story about a fascinating discovery in a small Antique shop in Miami, Florida.

Learn more about the real world inspiration for this excerpt next week.

For 3 weeks, I've laid out the fictional tale of Horacio Caesar, the secret pirate imbedded within the 1622 Spanish Treasure Fleet. Was he real? No.

But let's talk about the actual history which led up to his creation.

Many who are interested in Maritime Archeology, or treasure hunting have heard of the Atocha. But here is another tale about a ship in the 1622 treasure fleet. A vessel named the Magdelene, a man named Horacio Caesar, and a legacy of hidden treasure waiting to be discovered.

it's all fiction of course. (This is supplementary to my book Treasure off the Coast.)

Just having fun. enjoy!

Excerpts from The Pirates Caesar.

A letter discovered in Spain hints at the story of a daring heist. A respected Captain is willing to be branded pirate for unimaginable wealth. The journey of discovery has only just begun, but in light of the new information, It was time to publish an updated version of my classic title The Pirates Caesar. - William T. Howard.

(fictional supplement to the Treasure Trilogy of the Junior Rangers Investigative Club.)

Excerpt from A book called The Pirates Caesar, found inside a pocket in the author's mind. (It's entirely fictional.)

This is the first in a series of supplements which go with the several Novels in the Junior Ranger Investigative Club Series. Stay tuned for some insider information for the 3rd book in the series: Treasure of Biscayne Bay!

Ok. It’s been about a month since my last blog, but that’s because things have been cooking! Did you know that it’s been Almost 2 years since the release of Treasure off the Coast? That’s amazing, and incredible. In honor of that anniversary I’m starting something ambitious in these blogs. So check this one out to read more, and learn more soon!

Some day’s I have a lot to write, other days my head is full of research and that research is not complete. Here’s a drawing I should have made last time. Check the full blog for the color image.

Time is funny. Here are some funny facts about it.

The illustrations took longer than the information this time. So spend your time on this blog accordingly.

Enjoy!

It’s Coming Soon! The thirds book in the Junior Rangers Investigative Club Novels will be coming out this year!

Treasure of Biscayne Bay!

An adventure staring Justin Case, Rudy Scheer, Lucy Benitez, Amelia Zhang, and Bethany Caulfield. For now, All I have for you is the back of the book blurb, and some of my own amateur art, (plus the mock-up of an early cover design.

However, there will be more to come soon!!!!

Can we bring back the Mammoth? Should we?’

I had just gotten off the plane from Africa, and attended the wedding of two best friends, when I first heard about attempts to bring back the Woolly Mammoth within the decade. It’s been more than a decade. Where’s My Mammoth?

Well, I’ve written a series of articles about it. This is the final one. Read the others, or not. Links this time at the bottom of the article. And before you check it out, let’s address the elephant in the room: Wooly Mammoth, Whoolly Mammoth, Woolly Mammoth, online articles and spell check seem confused. So am I. All are viable. And that won’t be the only spelling error.

Do you know what 17.1 fold cover read sequences means? I do now, and because I read and absorbed more genetics than I needed for this article, I decided to let the grammar go for the day.

For this series, I’ve been doing brief fictional intros. This one ran a little long.

Feel free to skip if you don’t like sci-fi.

I’ll finish my thoughts on De-extincting the Woolly Mammoth Tomorrow.

Mammoths went extinct while the pyramids were being built. We missed our chance to see them. But, just because they are gone, doesn’t mean they cant come back. Can we bring Mammoths back? Well, I’m not going to do it, but let’s talk about efforts to do just that.

While experts still discuss the ifs, hows, whys, and should we’s of bringing Wooly Mammoth’s back from extinction, I’m more interested in talking about how we should name them. Actually, this is the 3rd part in my series of bringing Mammoths Back from teh dead. (read the title. ) The beginning is fiction. You can skip it, the meat of the article happens after the italics.

What does Mammoth Meat taste like? Well… They’ve been dead for 3,700 years at least, and the frozen ones we find are often over 30,000 years old. So, id imagine it probably tastes like freezer burned leather. And that’s ignoring the risk of pathogens, and the loss of scientific data. Supposedly someone made a mammoth meatball recently, but that’s something we’ll discuss next week. This week, a short story, and a lot of links to fun articles I found about Mammoth Popsicles. Which is a scientific term, I assure you.