Susan Holloway Scott

Bestselling author of historical fiction & amateur historian.
THE SECRET WIFE OF AARON BURR 10/19 (Kensington Books)

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

Publication day has arrived! My new historical novel THE SECRET WIFE OF AARON BURR is available everywhere today. Read more about the real-life inspiration for my unforgettable heroine here: https://t.co/zzS9fLUrFB @KensingtonBooks #histfic

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

Stepping away from social media for a few weeks to finish a manuscript. Book deadlines & holidays are never a good mix, but adding in the challenges of 2020 - whew! Wishing you joy, contentment, & peace, for now & in 2021. ❤️
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"Fading Light" by Debra Tate-Sears

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

@MaddyPelling @TempsPerduMads Great!! I'll be eagerly watching for more info....

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

@EJBrand "Exactly at 12 o'clock" gives it a real Cinderella feel. The covers on the dishes are removed when the clock strikes twelve, and not one second before.

[Dr. Nina E. Harkrader @nehbuildings.bsky.social @BuildingsNEH]

Not to mention his involvement in providing good quality housing for the working classes.

[Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed]

It really is an amazing record. Great for making comparisons between then and now. https://t.co/LR4fKPp9ZT

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

@MaddyPelling @TempsPerduMads Congratulations - these all look so good! Will the program be virtual and available online?

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

With its holly embroidery & red silk ribbon trim, this 1824 dress from @metmuseum may be THE ultimate festive holiday dress for a 19thc heroine. More in my blog post: https://t.co/ffOuJTtFvN #FashionHistory

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

Happy 240th wedding anniversary to Elizabeth Schuyler & Alexander Hamilton, married #OTD in 1780 @SchuylerMansion in Albany, NY. Read more in my blog post here: https://t.co/qqlXEqvgMC

[Sarah Murden @sarahmurden]

From the blog archives of All Things Georgian, 'Perfumed Gloves, Ear Covers and Revolving Heels' https://t.co/z3hRkNmafN #norwich

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

@mistykrueger @GregSpecter @jengolight Congratulations! Looks fascinating - and the cover is perfect.

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

Thread - the next installment on the use of newspaper & magazine pages as wallpaper....

[Ulster Museum @UlsterMuseum]

#UlsterMuseumAdvent Day 11 | This Brussels lace and Irish crochet court dress with beaded train dating 1911 is in our #LaBelleÉpoque exhibition! Here's a behind the scenes look at photographing it - look out for the photos in an online tour soon! #FashionHistory #Dresshistory

[Susan Holloway Scott @SHScottAuthor]

Because we love (and need) Dr. Freeman's stories of American political history....

[Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms) @jbf1755]

1/ An elector story.

Once upon a time, there was a very very very fraught presidential election.

An election where each side thought that the other would likely destroy the United States.

[whatgrandmawore @whatgrandmawore]

Another week of #advent and I share this rich red silk German 1828 court dress with gold embroidery around the hem, bodice and puffed gigot sleeves. Imagine how the embroidery would have reflected and looked in candlelight. 🕯 @metmuseum

[Max Guliani @maximusupinNYc]

Last night's sunset skies from the west side of Manhattan #NYC

[Allison K. Lange @aklange1]

Martha Washington: the only woman who has ever been on our currency, mostly because Americans imagined her as the ideal wife: https://t.co/Ha0E6y6SdF

[Caroline Stanford @LandmarkHistory]

Are these two not gorgeous? A pair of Jacobean ladies of the Trafford family, painted in 1611 (private collection). #17thC #Costume

[Schuyler Mansion @SchuylerMansion]

#OTD in 1780, Elizabeth Schuyler married Alexander Hamilton in the Best Parlor (pictured below) of her family’s home. Today is their 240th wedding anniversary! 👰 ❤️ 🤵‍♂️