About This Site
A few words about what I do and why I do it. For more, see About Dianne L. Durante. History As an independent scholar, writer, and lecturer, I love to…
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April 12, 2019
Timeline 1800-1899: signed pre-publication copies
Available until September 1, 2026: pre-publication copies of Timeline 1800-1899, 382 pp. with full-color illustrations. These copies have an image of the Saint-Gaudens “Striding Liberty” coin on the cover, as below. (I’m…
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August 5, 2026
Fearless Foreign Foods: Venice, Italy
Research for a visit to Venice in early April 2026, with notes after the visit. Sections: 1) History, sights, and transportation, 2) Culinary traditions, 3) Restaurants. 1. History 1.2 Medieval…
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April 21, 2026
Fearless Foreign Foods: Vienna, Austria
Research for a visit to Vienna in March 2026, with notes after the visit. Sections: 1) History, 2) Culinary traditions, 3) Restaurants. 1. History of Vienna 1.1 Roman period through…
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April 21, 2026
Fearless Foreign Foods: Prague, Czech Republic
Research for a visit to Prague in March 2026, with notes after the visit. Sections: 1) History, 2) Culinary traditions, 3) Restaurants, 4) Czech pronunciation. As of March 2026, Czechia…
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April 21, 2026
Fearless Foreign Foods: Dresden
Research for a visit in March 2026, with notes after the visit: 1) brief history of Dresden and Saxony, and what to see there; 2) what to eat and recommended…
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April 20, 2026
Favorite Photos of 2025
These are my favorites among the thousands of photos I took in the past year in the Northeast, Hawaii, Florida, and Quebec. To make the cut, the subject of the…
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January 2, 2026
Capitalist Christmas 2025
DianneDuranteWriter.com is dedicated to art that’s inspiring, thought-provoking, skillfully executed, and/or breathtakingly beautiful. Once a year, I stretch that to include fabulous events, decorations, clothing, and jewelry on display during the…
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December 21, 2025
Alexander Hamilton: books & posts
This index to my writings on Alexander Hamilton was originally posted on my Substack account. While watching the Hamilton musical in theaters last week, it occurred to me that I’ve written 5…
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September 15, 2025
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Timeline 1700-1799 now available (print & digital)
You can also see this post on Substack. Timeline 1700-1799 is now available! Amazon print version (ASIN B0FMK72MFL) $40.00 Ingram print version, via bookstores such as Barnes & Noble (ISBN 979-8-8691-8580-8) $40.00…
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September 3, 2025
US immigration & naturalization: part of summary table from 16th post.
Immigration in the US, colonial times to present
I've just finished a series of 18 posts on Substack dealing with US immigration and naturalization, including issues such as birthright citizenship and proper immigration policy. Here's the list of…
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September 3, 2025
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