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Mariana Islands<\/option><option value=\"NO\" >Norway<\/option><option value=\"PK\" >Pakistan<\/option><option value=\"PS\" >Palestinian Territory<\/option><option value=\"PA\" >Panama<\/option><option value=\"PG\" >Papua New Guinea<\/option><option value=\"PY\" >Paraguay<\/option><option value=\"PE\" >Peru<\/option><option value=\"PH\" >Philippines<\/option><option value=\"PN\" >Pitcairn<\/option><option value=\"PL\" >Poland<\/option><option value=\"PT\" >Portugal<\/option><option value=\"PR\" >Puerto Rico<\/option><option value=\"QA\" >Qatar<\/option><option value=\"RE\" >Reunion<\/option><option value=\"RO\" >Romania<\/option><option value=\"RU\" >Russia<\/option><option value=\"RW\" >Rwanda<\/option><option value=\"ST\" >S&atilde;o Tom&eacute; and Pr&iacute;ncipe<\/option><option value=\"BL\" >Saint Barth&eacute;lemy<\/option><option value=\"SH\" >Saint Helena<\/option><option value=\"KN\" >Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option value=\"LC\" >Saint Lucia<\/option><option value=\"SX\" >Saint Martin (Dutch part)<\/option><option value=\"MF\" >Saint Martin (French part)<\/option><option value=\"PM\" >Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/option><option value=\"VC\" >Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/option><option value=\"WS\" >Samoa<\/option><option value=\"SM\" >San Marino<\/option><option value=\"SA\" >Saudi Arabia<\/option><option value=\"SN\" >Senegal<\/option><option value=\"RS\" >Serbia<\/option><option value=\"SC\" >Seychelles<\/option><option value=\"SL\" >Sierra Leone<\/option><option value=\"SG\" >Singapore<\/option><option value=\"SK\" >Slovakia<\/option><option value=\"SI\" >Slovenia<\/option><option value=\"SB\" >Solomon Islands<\/option><option value=\"SO\" >Somalia<\/option><option value=\"ZA\" >South Africa<\/option><option value=\"GS\" >South Georgia\/Sandwich Islands<\/option><option value=\"KR\" >South Korea<\/option><option value=\"SS\" >South Sudan<\/option><option value=\"ES\" >Spain<\/option><option value=\"LK\" >Sri Lanka<\/option><option value=\"SD\" >Sudan<\/option><option value=\"SR\" >Suriname<\/option><option value=\"SJ\" >Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/option><option value=\"SE\" >Sweden<\/option><option value=\"CH\" >Switzerland<\/option><option value=\"SY\" >Syria<\/option><option value=\"TW\" >Taiwan<\/option><option value=\"TJ\" >Tajikistan<\/option><option value=\"TZ\" >Tanzania<\/option><option value=\"TH\" >Thailand<\/option><option value=\"TL\" >Timor-Leste<\/option><option value=\"TG\" >Togo<\/option><option value=\"TK\" >Tokelau<\/option><option value=\"TO\" >Tonga<\/option><option value=\"TT\" >Trinidad and Tobago<\/option><option value=\"TN\" >Tunisia<\/option><option value=\"TR\" >T\u00fcrkiye<\/option><option value=\"TM\" >Turkmenistan<\/option><option value=\"TC\" >Turks and Caicos Islands<\/option><option value=\"TV\" >Tuvalu<\/option><option value=\"UG\" >Uganda<\/option><option value=\"UA\" >Ukraine<\/option><option value=\"GB\" >United Kingdom (UK)<\/option><option value=\"US\"  selected='selected'>United States (US)<\/option><option value=\"UM\" >United States (US) Minor Outlying Islands<\/option><option value=\"UY\" >Uruguay<\/option><option value=\"UZ\" >Uzbekistan<\/option><option value=\"VU\" >Vanuatu<\/option><option value=\"VA\" >Vatican<\/option><option value=\"VE\" >Venezuela<\/option><option value=\"VN\" >Vietnam<\/option><option value=\"VG\" >Virgin Islands (British)<\/option><option value=\"VI\" >Virgin Islands (US)<\/option><option value=\"WF\" >Wallis and Futuna<\/option><option value=\"EH\" >Western Sahara<\/option><option value=\"YE\" >Yemen<\/option><option value=\"ZM\" >Zambia<\/option><option value=\"ZW\" >Zimbabwe<\/option><\/select><noscript><button type=\"submit\" name=\"woocommerce_checkout_update_totals\" value=\"Update country \/ region\">Update country \/ region<\/button><\/noscript><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field validate-required\" id=\"billing_address_1_field\" data-priority=\"50\"><label for=\"billing_address_1\" class=\"required_field\">Street address&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"billing_address_1\" id=\"billing_address_1\" placeholder=\"House number and street name\"  value=\"\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-billing billing address-line1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field\" id=\"billing_address_2_field\" data-priority=\"60\"><label for=\"billing_address_2\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apartment, suite, unit, etc.&nbsp;<span class=\"optional\">(optional)<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"billing_address_2\" id=\"billing_address_2\" placeholder=\"Apartment, suite, unit, etc. (optional)\"  value=\"\" autocomplete=\"section-billing billing address-line2\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field validate-required\" id=\"billing_city_field\" data-priority=\"70\"><label for=\"billing_city\" class=\"required_field\">Town \/ City&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"billing_city\" id=\"billing_city\" placeholder=\"\"  value=\"\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-billing billing address-level2\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field validate-required validate-state\" id=\"billing_state_field\" data-priority=\"80\"><label for=\"billing_state\" class=\"required_field\">State&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><select name=\"billing_state\" id=\"billing_state\" class=\"state_select \" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-billing billing address-level1\" data-placeholder=\"Select an option&hellip;\"  data-input-classes=\"\" data-label=\"State\"><option value=\"\">Select an option&hellip;<\/option><option value=\"AL\" >Alabama<\/option><option value=\"AK\" >Alaska<\/option><option value=\"AZ\" >Arizona<\/option><option value=\"AR\" >Arkansas<\/option><option value=\"CA\" >California<\/option><option value=\"CO\" >Colorado<\/option><option value=\"CT\" >Connecticut<\/option><option value=\"DE\" >Delaware<\/option><option value=\"DC\" >District of Columbia<\/option><option value=\"FL\"  selected='selected'>Florida<\/option><option value=\"GA\" >Georgia<\/option><option value=\"HI\" >Hawaii<\/option><option value=\"ID\" >Idaho<\/option><option value=\"IL\" >Illinois<\/option><option value=\"IN\" >Indiana<\/option><option value=\"IA\" >Iowa<\/option><option value=\"KS\" >Kansas<\/option><option value=\"KY\" >Kentucky<\/option><option value=\"LA\" >Louisiana<\/option><option value=\"ME\" >Maine<\/option><option value=\"MD\" >Maryland<\/option><option value=\"MA\" >Massachusetts<\/option><option value=\"MI\" >Michigan<\/option><option value=\"MN\" >Minnesota<\/option><option value=\"MS\" >Mississippi<\/option><option value=\"MO\" >Missouri<\/option><option value=\"MT\" >Montana<\/option><option value=\"NE\" >Nebraska<\/option><option value=\"NV\" >Nevada<\/option><option value=\"NH\" >New Hampshire<\/option><option value=\"NJ\" >New Jersey<\/option><option value=\"NM\" >New Mexico<\/option><option value=\"NY\" >New York<\/option><option value=\"NC\" >North Carolina<\/option><option value=\"ND\" >North Dakota<\/option><option value=\"OH\" >Ohio<\/option><option value=\"OK\" >Oklahoma<\/option><option value=\"OR\" >Oregon<\/option><option value=\"PA\" >Pennsylvania<\/option><option value=\"RI\" >Rhode Island<\/option><option value=\"SC\" >South Carolina<\/option><option value=\"SD\" >South Dakota<\/option><option value=\"TN\" >Tennessee<\/option><option value=\"TX\" >Texas<\/option><option value=\"UT\" >Utah<\/option><option value=\"VT\" >Vermont<\/option><option value=\"VA\" >Virginia<\/option><option value=\"WA\" >Washington<\/option><option value=\"WV\" >West Virginia<\/option><option value=\"WI\" >Wisconsin<\/option><option value=\"WY\" >Wyoming<\/option><option value=\"AA\" >Armed Forces (AA)<\/option><option value=\"AE\" >Armed Forces (AE)<\/option><option value=\"AP\" >Armed Forces (AP)<\/option><\/select><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field validate-required validate-postcode\" id=\"billing_postcode_field\" data-priority=\"90\"><label for=\"billing_postcode\" class=\"required_field\">ZIP Code&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"billing_postcode\" id=\"billing_postcode\" placeholder=\"\"  value=\"\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-billing billing postal-code\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide validate-required validate-phone\" id=\"billing_phone_field\" data-priority=\"100\"><label for=\"billing_phone\" class=\"required_field\">Phone&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"tel\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"billing_phone\" id=\"billing_phone\" placeholder=\"\"  value=\"\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-billing billing tel\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<wc-order-attribution-inputs><\/wc-order-attribution-inputs><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<wc-order-attribution-inputs><\/wc-order-attribution-inputs><\/p>\n<div class=\"woocommerce-shipping-fields\">\n<h3 id=\"ship-to-different-address\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"woocommerce-form__label woocommerce-form__label-for-checkbox checkbox\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<input id=\"ship-to-different-address-checkbox\" class=\"woocommerce-form__input woocommerce-form__input-checkbox input-checkbox\"  type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ship_to_different_address\" value=\"1\" \/> <span>Ship to a different address?<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"shipping_address\">\n<div class=\"woocommerce-shipping-fields__field-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-first validate-required\" id=\"shipping_first_name_field\" data-priority=\"10\"><label for=\"shipping_first_name\" class=\"required_field\">First name&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"shipping_first_name\" id=\"shipping_first_name\" placeholder=\"\"  value=\"\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-shipping shipping given-name\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-last validate-required\" id=\"shipping_last_name_field\" data-priority=\"20\"><label for=\"shipping_last_name\" class=\"required_field\">Last name&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"shipping_last_name\" id=\"shipping_last_name\" placeholder=\"\"  value=\"\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-shipping shipping family-name\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide\" id=\"shipping_company_field\" data-priority=\"30\"><label for=\"shipping_company\" class=\"\">Company name&nbsp;<span class=\"optional\">(optional)<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"shipping_company\" id=\"shipping_company\" placeholder=\"\"  value=\"\" autocomplete=\"section-shipping shipping organization\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field update_totals_on_change validate-required\" id=\"shipping_country_field\" data-priority=\"40\"><label for=\"shipping_country\" class=\"required_field\">Country \/ Region&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><select name=\"shipping_country\" id=\"shipping_country\" class=\"country_to_state country_select \" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-shipping shipping country\" data-placeholder=\"Select a country \/ region&hellip;\" data-label=\"Country \/ Region\"><option value=\"\">Select a country \/ region&hellip;<\/option><option value=\"AF\" >Afghanistan<\/option><option value=\"AX\" >\u00c5land Islands<\/option><option value=\"AL\" >Albania<\/option><option value=\"DZ\" >Algeria<\/option><option value=\"AS\" >American Samoa<\/option><option value=\"AD\" >Andorra<\/option><option value=\"AO\" >Angola<\/option><option value=\"AI\" >Anguilla<\/option><option value=\"AQ\" >Antarctica<\/option><option value=\"AG\" >Antigua and Barbuda<\/option><option value=\"AR\" >Argentina<\/option><option value=\"AM\" >Armenia<\/option><option value=\"AW\" >Aruba<\/option><option value=\"AU\" >Australia<\/option><option value=\"AT\" >Austria<\/option><option value=\"AZ\" >Azerbaijan<\/option><option value=\"BS\" >Bahamas<\/option><option value=\"BH\" >Bahrain<\/option><option value=\"BD\" >Bangladesh<\/option><option value=\"BB\" >Barbados<\/option><option value=\"BY\" >Belarus<\/option><option value=\"PW\" >Belau<\/option><option value=\"BE\" >Belgium<\/option><option value=\"BZ\" >Belize<\/option><option value=\"BJ\" >Benin<\/option><option value=\"BM\" >Bermuda<\/option><option value=\"BT\" >Bhutan<\/option><option value=\"BO\" >Bolivia<\/option><option value=\"BQ\" >Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba<\/option><option value=\"BA\" >Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/option><option value=\"BW\" >Botswana<\/option><option value=\"BV\" >Bouvet Island<\/option><option value=\"BR\" >Brazil<\/option><option value=\"IO\" >British Indian Ocean Territory<\/option><option value=\"BN\" >Brunei<\/option><option value=\"BG\" >Bulgaria<\/option><option value=\"BF\" >Burkina Faso<\/option><option value=\"BI\" >Burundi<\/option><option value=\"KH\" >Cambodia<\/option><option value=\"CM\" >Cameroon<\/option><option value=\"CA\" >Canada<\/option><option value=\"CV\" >Cape Verde<\/option><option value=\"KY\" >Cayman Islands<\/option><option value=\"CF\" >Central African Republic<\/option><option value=\"TD\" >Chad<\/option><option value=\"CL\" >Chile<\/option><option value=\"CN\" >China<\/option><option value=\"CX\" >Christmas Island<\/option><option value=\"CC\" >Cocos (Keeling) Islands<\/option><option value=\"CO\" >Colombia<\/option><option value=\"KM\" >Comoros<\/option><option value=\"CG\" >Congo (Brazzaville)<\/option><option value=\"CD\" >Congo (Kinshasa)<\/option><option value=\"CK\" >Cook Islands<\/option><option value=\"CR\" >Costa Rica<\/option><option value=\"HR\" >Croatia<\/option><option value=\"CU\" >Cuba<\/option><option value=\"CW\" >Cura&ccedil;ao<\/option><option value=\"CY\" >Cyprus<\/option><option value=\"CZ\" >Czech Republic<\/option><option value=\"DK\" >Denmark<\/option><option value=\"DJ\" >Djibouti<\/option><option value=\"DM\" >Dominica<\/option><option value=\"DO\" >Dominican Republic<\/option><option value=\"EC\" >Ecuador<\/option><option value=\"EG\" >Egypt<\/option><option value=\"SV\" >El Salvador<\/option><option value=\"GQ\" >Equatorial Guinea<\/option><option value=\"ER\" >Eritrea<\/option><option value=\"EE\" >Estonia<\/option><option value=\"SZ\" >Eswatini<\/option><option value=\"ET\" >Ethiopia<\/option><option value=\"FK\" >Falkland Islands<\/option><option value=\"FO\" >Faroe Islands<\/option><option value=\"FJ\" >Fiji<\/option><option value=\"FI\" >Finland<\/option><option value=\"FR\" >France<\/option><option value=\"GF\" >French Guiana<\/option><option value=\"PF\" >French Polynesia<\/option><option value=\"TF\" >French Southern Territories<\/option><option value=\"GA\" >Gabon<\/option><option value=\"GM\" >Gambia<\/option><option value=\"GE\" >Georgia<\/option><option value=\"DE\" >Germany<\/option><option value=\"GH\" >Ghana<\/option><option value=\"GI\" >Gibraltar<\/option><option value=\"GR\" >Greece<\/option><option value=\"GL\" >Greenland<\/option><option value=\"GD\" >Grenada<\/option><option value=\"GP\" >Guadeloupe<\/option><option value=\"GU\" >Guam<\/option><option value=\"GT\" >Guatemala<\/option><option value=\"GG\" >Guernsey<\/option><option value=\"GN\" >Guinea<\/option><option value=\"GW\" >Guinea-Bissau<\/option><option value=\"GY\" >Guyana<\/option><option value=\"HT\" >Haiti<\/option><option value=\"HM\" >Heard Island and McDonald Islands<\/option><option value=\"HN\" >Honduras<\/option><option value=\"HK\" >Hong Kong<\/option><option value=\"HU\" >Hungary<\/option><option value=\"IS\" >Iceland<\/option><option value=\"IN\" >India<\/option><option value=\"ID\" >Indonesia<\/option><option value=\"IR\" >Iran<\/option><option value=\"IE\" >Ireland<\/option><option value=\"IM\" >Isle of Man<\/option><option value=\"IL\" >Israel<\/option><option value=\"IT\" >Italy<\/option><option value=\"CI\" >Ivory Coast<\/option><option value=\"JM\" >Jamaica<\/option><option value=\"JP\" >Japan<\/option><option value=\"JE\" >Jersey<\/option><option value=\"KZ\" >Kazakhstan<\/option><option value=\"KE\" >Kenya<\/option><option value=\"KI\" >Kiribati<\/option><option value=\"XK\" >Kosovo<\/option><option value=\"KG\" >Kyrgyzstan<\/option><option value=\"LA\" >Laos<\/option><option value=\"LV\" >Latvia<\/option><option value=\"LB\" >Lebanon<\/option><option value=\"LS\" >Lesotho<\/option><option value=\"LR\" >Liberia<\/option><option value=\"LY\" >Libya<\/option><option value=\"LI\" >Liechtenstein<\/option><option value=\"LT\" >Lithuania<\/option><option value=\"LU\" >Luxembourg<\/option><option value=\"MO\" >Macao<\/option><option value=\"MG\" >Madagascar<\/option><option value=\"MW\" >Malawi<\/option><option value=\"MY\" >Malaysia<\/option><option value=\"MV\" >Maldives<\/option><option value=\"ML\" >Mali<\/option><option value=\"MT\" >Malta<\/option><option value=\"MH\" >Marshall Islands<\/option><option value=\"MQ\" >Martinique<\/option><option value=\"MR\" >Mauritania<\/option><option value=\"MU\" >Mauritius<\/option><option value=\"YT\" >Mayotte<\/option><option value=\"MX\" >Mexico<\/option><option value=\"FM\" >Micronesia<\/option><option value=\"MD\" >Moldova<\/option><option value=\"MC\" >Monaco<\/option><option value=\"MN\" >Mongolia<\/option><option value=\"ME\" >Montenegro<\/option><option value=\"MS\" >Montserrat<\/option><option value=\"MA\" >Morocco<\/option><option value=\"MZ\" >Mozambique<\/option><option value=\"MM\" >Myanmar<\/option><option value=\"NA\" >Namibia<\/option><option value=\"NR\" >Nauru<\/option><option value=\"NP\" >Nepal<\/option><option value=\"NL\" >Netherlands<\/option><option value=\"NC\" >New Caledonia<\/option><option value=\"NZ\" >New Zealand<\/option><option value=\"NI\" >Nicaragua<\/option><option value=\"NE\" >Niger<\/option><option value=\"NG\" >Nigeria<\/option><option value=\"NU\" >Niue<\/option><option value=\"NF\" >Norfolk Island<\/option><option value=\"KP\" >North Korea<\/option><option value=\"MK\" >North Macedonia<\/option><option value=\"MP\" >Northern Mariana Islands<\/option><option value=\"NO\" >Norway<\/option><option value=\"PK\" >Pakistan<\/option><option value=\"PS\" >Palestinian Territory<\/option><option value=\"PA\" >Panama<\/option><option value=\"PG\" >Papua New Guinea<\/option><option value=\"PY\" >Paraguay<\/option><option value=\"PE\" >Peru<\/option><option value=\"PH\" >Philippines<\/option><option value=\"PN\" >Pitcairn<\/option><option value=\"PL\" >Poland<\/option><option value=\"PT\" >Portugal<\/option><option value=\"PR\" >Puerto Rico<\/option><option value=\"QA\" >Qatar<\/option><option value=\"RE\" >Reunion<\/option><option value=\"RO\" >Romania<\/option><option value=\"RU\" >Russia<\/option><option value=\"RW\" >Rwanda<\/option><option value=\"ST\" >S&atilde;o Tom&eacute; and Pr&iacute;ncipe<\/option><option value=\"BL\" >Saint Barth&eacute;lemy<\/option><option value=\"SH\" >Saint Helena<\/option><option value=\"KN\" >Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option value=\"LC\" >Saint Lucia<\/option><option value=\"SX\" >Saint Martin (Dutch part)<\/option><option value=\"MF\" >Saint Martin (French part)<\/option><option value=\"PM\" >Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/option><option value=\"VC\" >Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/option><option value=\"WS\" >Samoa<\/option><option value=\"SM\" >San Marino<\/option><option value=\"SA\" >Saudi Arabia<\/option><option value=\"SN\" >Senegal<\/option><option value=\"RS\" >Serbia<\/option><option value=\"SC\" >Seychelles<\/option><option value=\"SL\" >Sierra Leone<\/option><option value=\"SG\" >Singapore<\/option><option value=\"SK\" >Slovakia<\/option><option value=\"SI\" >Slovenia<\/option><option value=\"SB\" >Solomon Islands<\/option><option value=\"SO\" >Somalia<\/option><option value=\"ZA\" >South Africa<\/option><option value=\"GS\" >South Georgia\/Sandwich Islands<\/option><option value=\"KR\" >South Korea<\/option><option value=\"SS\" >South Sudan<\/option><option value=\"ES\" >Spain<\/option><option value=\"LK\" >Sri Lanka<\/option><option value=\"SD\" >Sudan<\/option><option value=\"SR\" >Suriname<\/option><option value=\"SJ\" >Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/option><option value=\"SE\" >Sweden<\/option><option value=\"CH\" >Switzerland<\/option><option value=\"SY\" >Syria<\/option><option value=\"TW\" >Taiwan<\/option><option value=\"TJ\" >Tajikistan<\/option><option value=\"TZ\" >Tanzania<\/option><option value=\"TH\" >Thailand<\/option><option value=\"TL\" >Timor-Leste<\/option><option value=\"TG\" >Togo<\/option><option value=\"TK\" >Tokelau<\/option><option value=\"TO\" >Tonga<\/option><option value=\"TT\" >Trinidad and Tobago<\/option><option value=\"TN\" >Tunisia<\/option><option value=\"TR\" >T\u00fcrkiye<\/option><option value=\"TM\" >Turkmenistan<\/option><option value=\"TC\" >Turks and Caicos Islands<\/option><option value=\"TV\" >Tuvalu<\/option><option value=\"UG\" >Uganda<\/option><option value=\"UA\" >Ukraine<\/option><option value=\"GB\" >United Kingdom (UK)<\/option><option value=\"US\"  selected='selected'>United States (US)<\/option><option value=\"UM\" >United States (US) Minor Outlying Islands<\/option><option value=\"UY\" >Uruguay<\/option><option value=\"UZ\" >Uzbekistan<\/option><option value=\"VU\" >Vanuatu<\/option><option value=\"VA\" >Vatican<\/option><option value=\"VE\" >Venezuela<\/option><option value=\"VN\" >Vietnam<\/option><option value=\"VG\" >Virgin Islands (British)<\/option><option value=\"VI\" >Virgin Islands (US)<\/option><option value=\"WF\" >Wallis and Futuna<\/option><option value=\"EH\" >Western Sahara<\/option><option value=\"YE\" >Yemen<\/option><option value=\"ZM\" >Zambia<\/option><option value=\"ZW\" >Zimbabwe<\/option><\/select><noscript><button type=\"submit\" name=\"woocommerce_checkout_update_totals\" value=\"Update country \/ region\">Update country \/ region<\/button><\/noscript><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field validate-required\" id=\"shipping_address_1_field\" data-priority=\"50\"><label for=\"shipping_address_1\" class=\"required_field\">Street address&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"shipping_address_1\" id=\"shipping_address_1\" placeholder=\"House number and street name\"  value=\"\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-shipping shipping address-line1\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field\" id=\"shipping_address_2_field\" data-priority=\"60\"><label for=\"shipping_address_2\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apartment, suite, unit, etc.&nbsp;<span class=\"optional\">(optional)<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"shipping_address_2\" id=\"shipping_address_2\" placeholder=\"Apartment, suite, unit, etc. (optional)\"  value=\"\" autocomplete=\"section-shipping shipping address-line2\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field validate-required\" id=\"shipping_city_field\" data-priority=\"70\"><label for=\"shipping_city\" class=\"required_field\">Town \/ City&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><input type=\"text\" class=\"input-text \" name=\"shipping_city\" id=\"shipping_city\" placeholder=\"\"  value=\"\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-shipping shipping address-level2\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-row form-row-wide address-field validate-required validate-state\" id=\"shipping_state_field\" data-priority=\"80\"><label for=\"shipping_state\" class=\"required_field\">State&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><span class=\"woocommerce-input-wrapper\"><select name=\"shipping_state\" id=\"shipping_state\" class=\"state_select \" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"section-shipping shipping address-level1\" data-placeholder=\"Select an option&hellip;\"  data-input-classes=\"\" data-label=\"State\"><option value=\"\">Select an option&hellip;<\/option><option value=\"AL\" >Alabama<\/option><option value=\"AK\" >Alaska<\/option><option value=\"AZ\" >Arizona<\/option><option value=\"AR\" >Arkansas<\/option><option value=\"CA\" >California<\/option><option value=\"CO\" >Colorado<\/option><option value=\"CT\" >Connecticut<\/option><option value=\"DE\" >Delaware<\/option><option value=\"DC\" >District of Columbia<\/option><option value=\"FL\"  selected='selected'>Florida<\/option><option value=\"GA\" >Georgia<\/option><option value=\"HI\" >Hawaii<\/option><option value=\"ID\" >Idaho<\/option><option value=\"IL\" >Illinois<\/option><option value=\"IN\" >Indiana<\/option><option value=\"IA\" >Iowa<\/option><option value=\"KS\" >Kansas<\/option><option value=\"KY\" >Kentucky<\/option><option value=\"LA\" >Louisiana<\/option><option 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5b08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba5b08b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fb5a2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4fb5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lexington and Concord: The First Shots of Freedom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed7124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed7124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This gripping account explores the events of April 19, 1775, when simmering tensions between Britain and its colonies erupted into armed conflict. Whitworth reconstructs the intelligence networks, midnight rides, and local resistance that culminated in the skirmishes at Lexington Green and Concord\u2019s North Bridge.<\/p><p>By examining conflicting eyewitness accounts and honoring often-overlooked participants\u2014including Black and Indigenous patriots\u2014the book challenges simplified legends and reveals how myth and memory shaped America\u2019s revolutionary identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c619c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c619c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d89d2\" data-id=\"42d89d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-221d52c\" data-id=\"221d52c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9be14 elementor-invisible elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Pony Express Forged America\u2019s Frontier<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c4d83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78c4d83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <em>How the Pony Express Forged America\u2019s Frontier<\/em>, Whitworth brings to life the daring relay system that connected East and West at a critical moment in American history. Operating for less than two years, the Pony Express became a symbol of innovation, speed, and frontier perseverance.<\/p><p>The book details the harsh realities faced by riders and station keepers brutal weather, isolation, and constant danger while examining how the service helped preserve national unity on the eve of the Civil War. 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"c6f9eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wc-add-to-cart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages&amp;_fields=content&amp;add-to-cart=505\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"505\" class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8fb114\" data-id=\"d8fb114\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1270aff elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"1270aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wc-add-to-cart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages&amp;_fields=content&amp;add-to-cart=503\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"503\" class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e79eb0b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e79eb0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4770339 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4770339\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27405d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27405d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e0f3c elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8e0f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Across an Untamed Land: The Lewis and Clark Expedition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f2aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6f2aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Across an Untamed Land<\/em> chronicles the monumental journey of the Corps of Discovery as they traversed the vast Louisiana Territory under President Thomas Jefferson\u2019s directive. Blake Whitworth follows the complementary leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they navigated rivers, mountains, and uncharted landscapes with the help of Native nations such as the Mandan and Nez Perce.<\/p><p>Beyond adventure, the book examines the expedition\u2019s scientific ambitions, diplomatic challenges, and lasting consequences\u2014including the displacement of Indigenous peoples and the reshaping of the American West. 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srcset=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1.png 758w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1-600x758.png 600w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-1-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ce0a0a animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6ce0a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31532a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31532a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa72d3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2aa72d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Forgotten War of 1812<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9116df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9116df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often overshadowed by other conflicts, the War of 1812 is revealed here as a defining test of American survival. Whitworth opens with the burning of Washington, D.C., and traces the tangled causes of the war\u2014from impressment to unresolved Revolutionary tensions.<\/p><p>The book explores the war\u2019s lasting impact on American nationalism, Native sovereignty, and cultural memory, showing how songs, heroes, and myths emerged from a conflict that nearly broke the young republic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-daa2df6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"daa2df6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-024cba5\" data-id=\"024cba5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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248 440.326 248 456c0 31.813-26.528 57.431-58.67 55.938-28.54-1.325-51.751-24.385-53.251-52.917-1.158-22.034 10.436-41.455 28.051-51.586L93.883 64H24C10.745 64 0 53.255 0 40V24C0 10.745 10.745 0 24 0h102.529c11.401 0 21.228 8.021 23.513 19.19L159.208 64H551.99c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-47.273 208C525.637 312.246 515.923 320 504.717 320zM408 168h-48v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16h-16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40h-48c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v16c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h48v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h16c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40h48c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-16c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">E-Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-885f693\" data-id=\"885f693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1bc01d\" data-id=\"c1bc01d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6346834 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"6346834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wc-add-to-cart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages&amp;_fields=content&amp;add-to-cart=499\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"499\" class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32c900e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32c900e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-size-default\">Mountain Men of the American West<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2777ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2777ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Mountain Men of the American West<\/em> strips away romantic legend to reveal the harsh realities of frontier life. Whitworth examines the diverse trappers and explorers\u2014French-Canadian, Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous\u2014who survived through cooperation, skill, and adaptability.<\/p><p>As the fur trade collapsed, these men became guides and scouts, shaping westward migration. The book presents them as human bridges between cultures and landscapes, embodying resilience rather than mythic invincibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f8eae6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f8eae6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06fe809\" data-id=\"06fe809\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4713717 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-stripe-button\" data-id=\"4713717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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40V24C0 10.745 10.745 0 24 0h102.529c11.401 0 21.228 8.021 23.513 19.19L159.208 64H551.99c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-47.273 208C525.637 312.246 515.923 320 504.717 320zM408 168h-48v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16h-16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40h-48c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v16c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h48v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h16c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40h48c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-16c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">E-Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94f29c4\" data-id=\"94f29c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e891ff1 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"e891ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wc-add-to-cart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages&amp;_fields=content&amp;add-to-cart=513\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"513\" class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-242c8fa\" data-id=\"242c8fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c57e8 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"f4c57e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07c7f68\" data-id=\"07c7f68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a1684 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96a1684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1e5348\" data-id=\"b1e5348\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bb736 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36bb736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BK-2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-468\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BK-2-1.png 435w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BK-2-1-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47a3018 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"47a3018\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42700e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a42700e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6027ddf elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6027ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mark Twain and the Making of American Literature<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db88884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db88884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This literary biography explores how Samuel Clemens became Mark Twain\u2014the voice that transformed American storytelling. Whitworth traces Twain\u2019s roots along the Mississippi River and his rise as a writer who rejected European formality in favor of authentic American speech.<\/p><p>The book also examines Twain\u2019s personal struggles, financial ruin, and use of humor as social critique, revealing a complex figure whose influence still defines American literature and identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6fc940 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6fc940\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcce44d\" data-id=\"fcce44d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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31.813-26.528 57.431-58.67 55.938-28.54-1.325-51.751-24.385-53.251-52.917-1.158-22.034 10.436-41.455 28.051-51.586L93.883 64H24C10.745 64 0 53.255 0 40V24C0 10.745 10.745 0 24 0h102.529c11.401 0 21.228 8.021 23.513 19.19L159.208 64H551.99c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-47.273 208C525.637 312.246 515.923 320 504.717 320zM408 168h-48v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16h-16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40h-48c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v16c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h48v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h16c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40h48c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-16c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">E-Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef209b6\" data-id=\"ef209b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e4c09f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e4c09f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-size-default\">Newport\u2019s Gilded Age: Grand Mansions &amp; Lavish Lifestyles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece9855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ece9855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <em>Newport\u2019s Gilded Age<\/em>, Whitworth explores the extravagant world of America\u2019s elite as industrial fortunes reshaped a quiet seaside town into a stage for wealth and power. From marble mansions to rigid social hierarchies, the book captures both glamour and excess.<\/p><p>Equally compelling is the story of the invisible workforce who sustained this lifestyle. Whitworth contextualizes Newport\u2019s rise and decline, revealing how national change ended an era defined by spectacle and inequality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-693f03b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"693f03b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-864b2fb\" data-id=\"864b2fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76975a elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-stripe-button\" data-id=\"d76975a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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40V24C0 10.745 10.745 0 24 0h102.529c11.401 0 21.228 8.021 23.513 19.19L159.208 64H551.99c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-47.273 208C525.637 312.246 515.923 320 504.717 320zM408 168h-48v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16h-16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40h-48c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v16c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h48v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h16c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40h48c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-16c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">E-Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-afff849\" data-id=\"afff849\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0010b39 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center 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56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f369f4b\" data-id=\"f369f4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af1d47 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"2af1d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wc-add-to-cart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages&amp;_fields=content&amp;add-to-cart=507\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"507\" class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8d2b7a\" data-id=\"c8d2b7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89a6af elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b89a6af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" 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class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/816L5o1nfYL._SL1500_.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/816L5o1nfYL._SL1500_-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/816L5o1nfYL._SL1500_-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/816L5o1nfYL._SL1500_-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/816L5o1nfYL._SL1500_-600x900.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4805249 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4805249\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b958200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b958200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5224de3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5224de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Art and Skill of Songwriting: A Roadmap for your Songwriting Success<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b099c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b099c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to write songs that move 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Just interested in learning about songwriting? Think you&#8217;re &#8220;not creative enough?&#8221; Want to make more money? Stuck staring at a blank page, wondering how hitmakers craft cherished lyrics and melodies?<\/p><p>Do you long to express yourself musically, but are overwhelmed by structure and self-doubt? Have online tutorials and songwriting &#8220;hacks&#8221; left you more confused than inspired?<\/p><p>If so, you&#8217;re not alone.<\/p><p>Whether you&#8217;re an aspiring songwriter, a passionate hobbyist, or a musician eager to master your craft, The Art and Skill of Songwriting is your clear, motivating roadmap. This guide blends creative spark with practical tools, helping you write songs that sound like you-across any genre, at any skill level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c510c58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c510c58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df5d09\" data-id=\"1df5d09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0345057 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-stripe-button\" data-id=\"0345057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stripe_currency&quot;:&quot;USD&quot;,&quot;sandbox_mode&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"stripe-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<form class=\"elementor-stripe-form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"url\" value=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"submit_stripe_form\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"widget_id\" value=\"0345057\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"current_url\" value=\"\/index.php\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"custom_error_msg\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"custom_error_msg_global\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"custom_error_msg_payment\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"stripe_form_submit_nonce\" name=\"stripe_form_submit_nonce\" value=\"360ab05281\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages&#038;_fields=content&#038;add-to-cart=509\" \/>\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"open_in_new_window\" value=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float elementor-payment-button\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-cart-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504.717 320H211.572l6.545 32h268.418c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-5.517 24.276C523.112 414.668 536 433.828 536 456c0 31.202-25.519 56.444-56.824 55.994-29.823-.429-54.35-24.631-55.155-54.447-.44-16.287 6.085-31.049 16.803-41.548H231.176C241.553 426.165 248 440.326 248 456c0 31.813-26.528 57.431-58.67 55.938-28.54-1.325-51.751-24.385-53.251-52.917-1.158-22.034 10.436-41.455 28.051-51.586L93.883 64H24C10.745 64 0 53.255 0 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elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37159e4d\" data-id=\"37159e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44f16a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f44f16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ecff5ad elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ecff5ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blake Whitworth<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bd0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2bd0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blake Whitworth grew up in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Denver. After receiving an English degree from Northwestern University, he began an accomplished career as an educator and author.<\/p><p>His avid interest in nature, the outdoors and the Old West led him to create a series of books dealing with U.S. history during its first 100 years. Starting with the Battle of Lexington and Concord, there are 7 books that chronicle the development of America.<\/p><p>Blake, his wife Mary and their beloved dogs now reside in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ec11be elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"61ec11be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/about-us\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d322384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d322384\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-786501ae\" data-id=\"786501ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b4b4aa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b4b4aa1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10bed18e\" data-id=\"10bed18e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9b44e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c9b44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History That Speaks to the Present<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf93dfc elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf93dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Exploring courage, conflict, and character at America\u2019s defining moments.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ada4534 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ada4534\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14a31c6f elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"14a31c6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7593c954 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"7593c954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/24008.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"24008\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFor readers who seek truth beyond myths and legends\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dde7e4e elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3dde7e4e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:240}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defcf01 elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"defcf01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Whitworth reconstructs the intelligence networks, midnight rides, and local resistance that culminated in the skirmishes at Lexington Green and Concord\u2019s North Bridge.<\/p><p>By examining conflicting eyewitness accounts and honoring often-overlooked participants\u2014including Black and Indigenous patriots\u2014the book challenges simplified legends and reveals how myth and memory shaped America\u2019s revolutionary identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47f467a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47f467a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-878f42a\" data-id=\"878f42a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccc6580\" data-id=\"ccc6580\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab5d43b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab5d43b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e1179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17e1179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d9688 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8d9688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Pony Express Forged America\u2019s Frontier<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ae705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56ae705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <em>How the Pony Express Forged America\u2019s Frontier<\/em>, Whitworth brings to life the daring relay system that connected East and West at a critical moment in American history. Operating for less than two years, the Pony Express became a symbol of innovation, speed, and frontier perseverance.<\/p><p>The book details the harsh realities faced by riders and station keepers brutal weather, isolation, and constant danger while examining how the service helped preserve national unity on the eve of the Civil War. Though short-lived, its legacy endures as a testament to American ingenuity and resolve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dfef7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dfef7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3365d2\" data-id=\"f3365d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c86b5 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-stripe-button\" data-id=\"f8c86b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-959739f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"959739f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbc4c0a animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fbc4c0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f5fd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3f5fd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98880d3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98880d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Across an Untamed Land: The Lewis and Clark Expedition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ec9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4ec9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Across an Untamed Land<\/em> chronicles the monumental journey of the Corps of Discovery as they traversed the vast Louisiana Territory under President Thomas Jefferson\u2019s directive. Blake Whitworth follows the complementary leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they navigated rivers, mountains, and uncharted landscapes with the help of Native nations such as the Mandan and Nez Perce.<\/p><p>Beyond adventure, the book examines the expedition\u2019s scientific ambitions, diplomatic challenges, and lasting consequences\u2014including the displacement of Indigenous peoples and the reshaping of the American West. Whitworth presents the journey as both a triumph of endurance and a turning point with profound moral complexity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-40c1847 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40c1847\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08af8ab\" data-id=\"08af8ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7584a78 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-stripe-button\" data-id=\"7584a78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Forgotten War of 1812<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c39df17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c39df17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often overshadowed by other conflicts, the War of 1812 is revealed here as a defining test of American survival. Whitworth opens with the burning of Washington, D.C., and traces the tangled causes of the war\u2014from impressment to unresolved Revolutionary tensions.<\/p><p>The book explores the war\u2019s lasting impact on American nationalism, Native sovereignty, and cultural memory, showing how songs, heroes, and myths emerged from a conflict that nearly broke the young republic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7051dca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7051dca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b878050\" data-id=\"b878050\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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55.938-28.54-1.325-51.751-24.385-53.251-52.917-1.158-22.034 10.436-41.455 28.051-51.586L93.883 64H24C10.745 64 0 53.255 0 40V24C0 10.745 10.745 0 24 0h102.529c11.401 0 21.228 8.021 23.513 19.19L159.208 64H551.99c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-47.273 208C525.637 312.246 515.923 320 504.717 320zM408 168h-48v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16h-16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40h-48c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v16c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h48v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h16c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40h48c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-16c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">E-Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42e6ee3\" data-id=\"42e6ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d38e4b\" data-id=\"2d38e4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e61f5 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" 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56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb446f2 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb446f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c62ae21 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c62ae21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74aca8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74aca8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87e969 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f87e969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mountain Men of the American West<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a56d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a56d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Mountain Men of the American West<\/em> strips away romantic legend to reveal the harsh realities of frontier life. Whitworth examines the diverse trappers and explorers\u2014French-Canadian, Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous\u2014who survived through cooperation, skill, and adaptability.<\/p><p>As the fur trade collapsed, these men became guides and scouts, shaping westward migration. The book presents them as human bridges between cultures and landscapes, embodying resilience rather than mythic invincibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-609e6ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"609e6ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c39df7e\" data-id=\"c39df7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bf2c1 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-stripe-button\" data-id=\"38bf2c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19aa279 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"19aa279\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e060e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5e060e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6451d5a elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6451d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mark Twain and the Making of American Literature<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4453014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4453014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This literary biography explores how Samuel Clemens became Mark Twain\u2014the voice that transformed American storytelling. Whitworth traces Twain\u2019s roots along the Mississippi River and his rise as a writer who rejected European formality in favor of authentic American speech.<\/p><p>The book also examines Twain\u2019s personal struggles, financial ruin, and use of humor as social critique, revealing a complex figure whose influence still defines American literature and identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-278d0f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"278d0f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ff546a\" data-id=\"1ff546a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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10.436-41.455 28.051-51.586L93.883 64H24C10.745 64 0 53.255 0 40V24C0 10.745 10.745 0 24 0h102.529c11.401 0 21.228 8.021 23.513 19.19L159.208 64H551.99c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-47.273 208C525.637 312.246 515.923 320 504.717 320zM408 168h-48v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16h-16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40h-48c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v16c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h48v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h16c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40h48c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-16c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">E-Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e62a62b\" data-id=\"e62a62b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ae142 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"96ae142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wc-add-to-cart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/?add-to-cart=517\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"517\" class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ca44bc\" data-id=\"8ca44bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce23ee5 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"ce23ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wc-add-to-cart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/?add-to-cart=515\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"515\" class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e104b0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e104b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4c1304 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e4c1304\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabbdd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cabbdd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc8627 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fc8627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Newport\u2019s Gilded Age: Grand Mansions &amp; Lavish Lifestyles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c6e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3c6e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <em>Newport\u2019s Gilded Age<\/em>, Whitworth explores the extravagant world of America\u2019s elite as industrial fortunes reshaped a quiet seaside town into a stage for wealth and power. From marble mansions to rigid social hierarchies, the book captures both glamour and excess.<\/p><p>Equally compelling is the story of the invisible workforce who sustained this lifestyle. Whitworth contextualizes Newport\u2019s rise and decline, revealing how national change ended an era defined by spectacle and inequality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-645922f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"645922f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-552cf25\" data-id=\"552cf25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2a9c2 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-stripe-button\" data-id=\"6d2a9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stripe_currency&quot;:&quot;USD&quot;,&quot;sandbox_mode&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"stripe-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<form class=\"elementor-stripe-form\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"url\" value=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"submit_stripe_form\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"widget_id\" value=\"6d2a9c2\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"current_url\" value=\"\/index.php\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"custom_error_msg\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"custom_error_msg_global\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"custom_error_msg_payment\" value=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"stripe_form_submit_nonce\" name=\"stripe_form_submit_nonce\" value=\"4eef679db8\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/\" \/>\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"open_in_new_window\" value=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float elementor-payment-button\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-cart-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504.717 320H211.572l6.545 32h268.418c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-5.517 24.276C523.112 414.668 536 433.828 536 456c0 31.202-25.519 56.444-56.824 55.994-29.823-.429-54.35-24.631-55.155-54.447-.44-16.287 6.085-31.049 16.803-41.548H231.176C241.553 426.165 248 440.326 248 456c0 31.813-26.528 57.431-58.67 55.938-28.54-1.325-51.751-24.385-53.251-52.917-1.158-22.034 10.436-41.455 28.051-51.586L93.883 64H24C10.745 64 0 53.255 0 40V24C0 10.745 10.745 0 24 0h102.529c11.401 0 21.228 8.021 23.513 19.19L159.208 64H551.99c15.401 0 26.816 14.301 23.403 29.319l-47.273 208C525.637 312.246 515.923 320 504.717 320zM408 168h-48v-40c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16h-16c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v40h-48c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16v16c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h48v40c0 8.837 7.163 16 16 16h16c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-40h48c8.837 0 16-7.163 16-16v-16c0-8.837-7.163-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">E-Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da54cb9\" data-id=\"da54cb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246b7c7 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"246b7c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wc-add-to-cart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/?add-to-cart=509\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"509\" class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ccb553\" data-id=\"6ccb553\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f227e3 elementor-add-to-cart-mobile--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wc-add-to-cart\" data-id=\"2f227e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wc-add-to-cart.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/?add-to-cart=507\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"507\" class=\"product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-shopping-cart\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M528.12 301.319l47.273-208C578.806 78.301 567.391 64 551.99 64H159.208l-9.166-44.81C147.758 8.021 137.93 0 126.529 0H24C10.745 0 0 10.745 0 24v16c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h69.883l70.248 343.435C147.325 417.1 136 435.222 136 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-15.674-6.447-29.835-16.824-40h209.647C430.447 426.165 424 440.326 424 456c0 30.928 25.072 56 56 56s56-25.072 56-56c0-22.172-12.888-41.332-31.579-50.405l5.517-24.276c3.413-15.018-8.002-29.319-23.403-29.319H218.117l-6.545-32h293.145c11.206 0 20.92-7.754 23.403-18.681z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hardcover<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bfde64\" data-id=\"7bfde64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638dde6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"638dde6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"926\" src=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Front-Mockup-1.png\" 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Just interested in learning about songwriting? Think you&#8217;re &#8220;not creative enough?&#8221; Want to make more money? Stuck staring at a blank page, wondering how hitmakers craft cherished lyrics and melodies?<\/p><p>Do you long to express yourself musically, but are overwhelmed by structure and self-doubt? Have online tutorials and songwriting &#8220;hacks&#8221; left you more confused than inspired?<\/p><p>If so, you&#8217;re not alone.<\/p><p>Whether you&#8217;re an aspiring songwriter, a passionate hobbyist, or a musician eager to master your craft, The Art and Skill of Songwriting is your clear, motivating roadmap. This guide blends creative spark with practical tools, helping you write songs that sound like you-across any genre, at any skill level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51c426 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a51c426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/song-writing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a4cf01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a4cf01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec9240\" data-id=\"8ec9240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4d12a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f4d12a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">America Awaits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696ce59f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"696ce59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Dive into the stories, courage, and moments that make American history unforgettable.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-447ed998 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"447ed998\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c286e50 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6c286e50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fd3bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14fd3bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223b7179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"223b7179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Forgotten War Of 1812<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570ecff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"570ecff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><strong>Lorem Ipsum<\/strong> is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. 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url(&#039;https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/816L5o1nfYL._SL1500_.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c92e691 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6c92e691\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b201bf2\" data-id=\"1b201bf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70797c8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70797c8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7118988d\" data-id=\"7118988d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbf2659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cbf2659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimonials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f92ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23f92ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Readers Are Saying<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73701235 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73701235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-flower\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784c0e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-testimonial\" data-id=\"784c0e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div  class=\"elementskit-testimonial-slider ekit_testimonial_style_6 arrow_inside \" data-config=\"{&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:false,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:1000,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1,&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:15,&quot;breakpoints&quot;:{&quot;320&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:1,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;768&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:2,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:10},&quot;1024&quot;:{&quot;slidesPerView&quot;:3,&quot;slidesPerGroup&quot;:1,&quot;spaceBetween&quot;:15}}}\">\n\t<div class=\"ekit-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-2be793a\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-watermark-icon elementskit-icon-content  commentor-badge \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-quote\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C3-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C3-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C3-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Reader Review<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementskit-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blake Whitworth writes history the way it should be written\u2014honest, gripping, and human.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-4514e94\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-watermark-icon elementskit-icon-content  commentor-badge \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-quote\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Historical Nonfiction Enthusiast<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementskit-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A master storyteller who respects complexity without losing narrative momentum.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-single-testimonial-slider elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style elementskit-testimonial-slider-block-style-three  elementor-repeater-item-6acecbc\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-watermark-icon elementskit-icon-content  commentor-badge \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-quote\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-bio \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementkit-commentor-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-image ekit-testimonial--avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C1.jpg 323w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blakewhitworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/C1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">American History Reader<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementskit-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 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class=\"elementskit-profile-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"elementskit-author-name\">Verified Reader<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-commentor-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementskit-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 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288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M316.9 18C311.6 7 300.4 0 288.1 0s-23.4 7-28.8 18L195 150.3 51.4 171.5c-12 1.8-22 10.2-25.7 21.7s-.7 24.2 7.9 32.7L137.8 329 113.2 474.7c-2 12 3 24.2 12.9 31.3s23 8 33.8 2.3l128.3-68.5 128.3 68.5c10.8 5.7 23.9 4.9 33.8-2.3s14.9-19.3 12.9-31.3L438.5 329 542.7 225.9c8.6-8.5 11.7-21.2 7.9-32.7s-13.7-19.9-25.7-21.7L381.2 150.3 316.9 18z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These aren\u2019t just history books\u2014they\u2019re explorations of American 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