GILDED AGE AUTHORS
Shedding light on little-known true stories of the late nineteenth-century
INFORMATION ON LATEST PUBLISHED WORK
NEW RELEASE!
I Could Have Killed Him Twice:
A Gilded Age Tale of Seduction, Betrayal and Revenge
We hope your enjoy our latest long-form nonfiction story just published at narratively.com
A Gilded Age Tale of Murder and Madness
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"In opulent seaside Newport, a wealthy and beloved Black businessman turns up dead. The prime suspect is his son-in-law, a dashing medical student set to become one of the country’s first Black surgeons. The resulting trial will tear the town in two."
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History/November 2022
A Gilded Age Tale of Murder and Money
The 1885 death of Black entrepreneur Benjamin J. Burton divided the close-knit community of Newport, Rhode Island
Benjamin J. Burton was a trailblazing entrepreneur once thought to be the wealthiest Black businessman in Rhode Island. His killing on October 6, 1885, polarized the Newport community.
KUAF,
NPR Affiliate since 1985
Northwest Arkansas Writers
Examine Rhode Island Murder 140 Years Later
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STORYTELLER SPOTLIGHT
The Women Who Became Writing Partners After 50 Years of Friendship
Nancy Markey and Kay Adams on how they teamed up in their 60s to pursue a shared lifelong dream.
READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH NARRATIVELY HERE
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
Not All that Glitters: Story of the Gilded Age strikes gold for authors
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Illustration by Jo Zixuan Zhou courtesy of narratively.com
Illustrations by Camilla Sucre courtesy of narratively.com
NANCY MARKEY
&
KAY ADAMS
Gilded Age Authors
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Nancy Markey and Kay Adams are life-long friends who have teamed up to collaborate on a series of long-form, nonfiction stories of the Gilded Age. They have also authored their first novel and are awaiting publication.
Both Nancy and Kay strongly believe there are many fascinating stories of lesser-known Newport residents which deserve to be told and preserved for future generations.
As part of their writing process, they love immersing themselves in their projects by diving headfirst into researching, authenticating and documenting every character and event so their written account will accurately reflect the truth of the story as it happened.
