Cindy Elder
@cindyelder.bsky.social
Author, Nonprofit Leader
www.cynthiaelder.com
www.cynthiaelder.com
Each new discovery brings us closer to understanding the significance of the Thomas White narrative. This handwritten document, found among my husband's family records, tells the story of one man's self-emancipation from slavery and a life of freedom on the seas.
Discovering a Hidden Record of Survival: How Roger Williams University Students Chronicled a Story of Slavery and Freedom | Roger Williams University
RWU undergraduates lead a multi-university research effort to authenticate a rare firsthand narrative that documents a man’s self-emancipation from slavery to global maritime freedom.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Each new discovery brings us closer to understanding the significance of the Thomas White narrative. This handwritten document, found among my husband's family records, tells the story of one man's self-emancipation from slavery and a life of freedom on the seas.
Thanks to East Bay Newspapers for sharing the story of the recently discovered documents that informed my "Tales of the Sea" novels.
Tales of the Sea: Barrington author discovers a family saga - EastBayRI.com
When her husband’s parents died several years ago, Cynthia Elder’s family commenced the ritual of sorting through their belongings, which offered a unique family …
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November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Thanks to East Bay Newspapers for sharing the story of the recently discovered documents that informed my "Tales of the Sea" novels.
Have you thought about writing a book? Here's a glimpse of how I tackled the second book in my "Tales of the Sea" series ("The Drumbeats of War") in an interview by the Historical Novel Society. historicalnovelsociety.org/launch-cynth...
Launch: Cynthia Elder’s The Drumbeats of War - Historical Novel Society
INTERVIEW BY LESLIE S. LOWE Cynthia Elder is a novelist, poet and nonprofit leader. Her two-book novel, Tales of the Sea (Holand Press, 2025), tells the true story of a seafaring family from West Barn...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Have you thought about writing a book? Here's a glimpse of how I tackled the second book in my "Tales of the Sea" series ("The Drumbeats of War") in an interview by the Historical Novel Society. historicalnovelsociety.org/launch-cynth...
Join me on the journey... now available in print, audio and ebook, at select independent book stores, Amazon and most platforms where audiobooks are sold.
www.cynthiaelder.com
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August 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Join me on the journey... now available in print, audio and ebook, at select independent book stores, Amazon and most platforms where audiobooks are sold.
www.cynthiaelder.com
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Since its launch in 2015, the AHA’s Career Contacts program has arranged hundreds of informational interviews between history students and historians who have built careers beyond the professoriate. Sign up for an interview today! 🗃️
AHA Career Contacts - AHA
Careers for Historians Interested in learning more about careers for historians? Sign up for the AHA's Career Contacts program, which connects anyone with a graduate or undergraduate degree in history...
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July 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Since its launch in 2015, the AHA’s Career Contacts program has arranged hundreds of informational interviews between history students and historians who have built careers beyond the professoriate. Sign up for an interview today! 🗃️
Reposted by Cindy Elder
Whether or not the tragedy of the Texas floods could have been averted will be sorted out in time. The devastation is still unfolding, and it is already unfathomable, Jesssica Winter writes.
The Texas Floods and the Lives Lost at Camp Mystic
There will be time to sort out whether the tragedy could have been averted, but the devastation is still unfolding, and it is already unfathomable.
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July 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Whether or not the tragedy of the Texas floods could have been averted will be sorted out in time. The devastation is still unfolding, and it is already unfathomable, Jesssica Winter writes.
Reposted by Cindy Elder
Q & A with author Tabitha Lord. “I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember! I loved to write stories as a child.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-tab...
July 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Q & A with author Tabitha Lord. “I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember! I loved to write stories as a child.” READ: www.oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-tab...
Local bookstores are the heart of a community. Support them if you can!
July 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Local bookstores are the heart of a community. Support them if you can!
From one audiobook fan to another, listening to Joshua Macrae read my first novel is a huge rush. He gets the intimacy of this book. www.audible.com/pd/B0FF6WSDM...
July 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
From one audiobook fan to another, listening to Joshua Macrae read my first novel is a huge rush. He gets the intimacy of this book. www.audible.com/pd/B0FF6WSDM...
Most beautiful place ever to set up my display - Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol. I’m here till 3 pm today with other artisans selling hand-crafted items that reflect the sailing life.
June 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Most beautiful place ever to set up my display - Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol. I’m here till 3 pm today with other artisans selling hand-crafted items that reflect the sailing life.
Every so often, you encounter something that takes your breath away. That happened to me while researching my new novel, "Tales of the Sea." Read the story in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social.
Tattered Pages Discovered in Storage Reveal an Enslaved Man's Daring Bid for Freedom—and His Second Life at Sea
Historians are investigating the haunting handwritten manuscript, which chronicles Thomas White's escape from slavery in Maryland and adventures around the world nearly 200 years ago
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June 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Every so often, you encounter something that takes your breath away. That happened to me while researching my new novel, "Tales of the Sea." Read the story in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social.
Not a bad place to hang out…
In the rain under a tent at Independence Park in Bristol!
In the rain under a tent at Independence Park in Bristol!
June 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Not a bad place to hang out…
In the rain under a tent at Independence Park in Bristol!
In the rain under a tent at Independence Park in Bristol!
I have a long history of attending events in the rain, and this weekend will be no exception!
June 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I have a long history of attending events in the rain, and this weekend will be no exception!
I’m cozied up next to George Eliot at Barrington Books. Nice company!
June 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I’m cozied up next to George Eliot at Barrington Books. Nice company!
Hey Rhode Islanders! I'll be at the Barrington Public Library on Tuesday, June 17, at 6:30 pm to give you a behind-the-scenes look at my new historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea." Register for this free event: barringtonlibrary.libcal.com/event/14189522.
June 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hey Rhode Islanders! I'll be at the Barrington Public Library on Tuesday, June 17, at 6:30 pm to give you a behind-the-scenes look at my new historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea." Register for this free event: barringtonlibrary.libcal.com/event/14189522.
This summer, escape to a time when great wooden sailing ships were masters of the sea… meet the men, women and children who braved the voyages. Www.cynthiaelder.com.
June 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This summer, escape to a time when great wooden sailing ships were masters of the sea… meet the men, women and children who braved the voyages. Www.cynthiaelder.com.
The voice of a Civil War soldier echoes through time on this Memorial Day, as we see the divides deepening in our nation.
Fallen but not forgotten
A Civil War soldier speaks through time in his letters home. His story comes to life in "The Drumbeats of War," the second book in the "Tales of the Sea" series.
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May 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The voice of a Civil War soldier echoes through time on this Memorial Day, as we see the divides deepening in our nation.
Join me for historic cocktails, mocktails and treats on Thursday, May 29, 6 pm, at Inkfish Books in Warren... and get the story behind the story of my new historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea."
Book Launch - Open House: "Tales of the Sea" | Cynthia Elder
Join Cynthia Elder for an Open House at Inkfish Books for a look behind the scenes of her new historical novel. Free event, please register by emailing [email protected].
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May 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Join me for historic cocktails, mocktails and treats on Thursday, May 29, 6 pm, at Inkfish Books in Warren... and get the story behind the story of my new historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea."
Being an early riser allows me to experience moments like this… today’s sunrise over the Sentinel Range in the Adirondacks just before the mist ascends to cover the scene in white…while the birds explode in sound.
May 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Being an early riser allows me to experience moments like this… today’s sunrise over the Sentinel Range in the Adirondacks just before the mist ascends to cover the scene in white…while the birds explode in sound.
Big thanks to @gwaynemiller.bsky.social for the kind words about my new historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea." It means a lot to me, coming from an established author. "The Journey Begins" and "The Drumbeats of War" are available at www.amazon.com/dp/B0F678FB4V and select local bookstores.
May 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Big thanks to @gwaynemiller.bsky.social for the kind words about my new historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea." It means a lot to me, coming from an established author. "The Journey Begins" and "The Drumbeats of War" are available at www.amazon.com/dp/B0F678FB4V and select local bookstores.
Holand Press, the publisher of my new historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea," invited me to write a blog about how the novel came to be. Good news - Book One, "The Journey Begins," is now the #1 New Release in U.S. Women's Civil War History!
Cynthia Elder on Tales of the Sea - Holand Press
I’ve long been fascinated by the stories passed down through the generations. During my first year of marriage to Bob Elder, I embarked on a project to
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April 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Holand Press, the publisher of my new historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea," invited me to write a blog about how the novel came to be. Good news - Book One, "The Journey Begins," is now the #1 New Release in U.S. Women's Civil War History!
NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE...Paperback coming next week! My two-part historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea," was published today by Holand Press. Book One: "The Journey Begins," can be purchased here: amzn.to/3Gpe18j. Book Two: "The Drumbeats of War," can be purchased here: amzn.to/4cIe0bw.
April 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE...Paperback coming next week! My two-part historical fiction series, "Tales of the Sea," was published today by Holand Press. Book One: "The Journey Begins," can be purchased here: amzn.to/3Gpe18j. Book Two: "The Drumbeats of War," can be purchased here: amzn.to/4cIe0bw.
My new two-part historical series, "Tales of the Sea," will be available April 24 on Amazon and soon after at select local bookstores. Join me at cynthiaelder.com or on Substack at cynthiaelder.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-... for a behind-the-scenes story of a seafaring family in the 1800s.
April 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My new two-part historical series, "Tales of the Sea," will be available April 24 on Amazon and soon after at select local bookstores. Join me at cynthiaelder.com or on Substack at cynthiaelder.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-... for a behind-the-scenes story of a seafaring family in the 1800s.