Spotlight on Edward Londergan, author of Unlike Any Other

The Story of An 18th Century Woman from A Prominent New England Family Who Went from A Life of Privilege to The Gallows

Bathsheba Spooner was the daughter of Timothy Ruggles, a general in the French and Indian War, president of the Stamp Act Congress, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and a leading loyalist in Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War; the epitome of upper class.

Like her father, Bathsheba was smart, strong-willed, and a staunch British loyalist. Forced to marry a man she did not love, Bathsheba withstood her husband’s abuse for years until a young Continental soldier entered her life. But when this well-heeled mother of three small children discovered she was pregnant with the soldier’s child, her thoughts quickly turned to murder.

Based on a true story, the events that follow Bathsheba’s life, her decisions, and her ultimate demise will show readers that Bathsheba Spooner was, in fact, Unlike Any Other . . .

 

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 Edward Londergan,

FUN FACTS

 

I almost drowned whitewater rafting in northern Maine. We hit a big rapid, swung sideways, banged into a downed tree, and out I went. After being pulled back into the raft, my buddies laughed and, to this day, maintain that I jumped.

 

I spent hours soaring above the Vermont countryside in a glider

On our honeymoon, my wife got me what was supposed to be a one-hour glider ride at this small airport in north-central Vermont. When the pilot and I took off, he said that the thermal conditions were the best he’d ever seen and asked if I had to get back after just an hour. I told him, no, and we coasted above farms, mountains, and rivers for three hours, soaring higher and higher. It was a blast!

 

I’m an adventurous eater.

I’ll try anything once. I’ve eaten everything from alligator and rattlesnake—it tastes more like pork than chicken—to buffalo, any type of fish or seafood, elk, venison, bear, wild boar, and just about anything else put on my plate. Smoked eel is one of my favorites.

 

I use 125-year-old fishing equipment.

Both my great-grandfather and grandfather were outdoorsmen. They fished and hunted at every opportunity and were very successful. When my grandfather passed away, I inherited their fishing equipment which, while old, still works fine. I’ve caught many a fish on those rods and reels and think of them every time I do. I never met my great-grandfather—he died before I was born—but I feel a connection to him.

 

I’m a great cook

I can’t bake a cupcake, but I can cook with the best of them. I don’t know where my culinary skills come from, perhaps I got them through osmosis by watching my mother and grandmother, but I can put together a great meal. It’s surprising to me even. I usually don’t follow set recipes but take bits and pieces from a couple and put them together to see what I come up with. Most of the time, it’s good, but other times, it’s not.

 

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 Ed Londergan 

 Ed Londergan is the author of the award-winning books The Devils’ Elbow and The Long Journey Home. Having researched American history for many years, he is a frequent speaker focusing on colonial Massachusetts. A graduate of Holy Cross, he lives in Warren, Massachusetts.

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