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Tyne Bridge: Icon of North-East England

Tyne Bridge: Icon of North-East England

A compelling account of how engineering, architectural ingenuity, a great industrial tradition, and the labour of thousands came to span the Tyne.

2022

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Published in
Longium

The Dog and the Dinosaur

The epic true story of a war hero, his rescued dog, and their improbable quest to find a living brontosaurus in the Congo.

Nov 21, 2023

The Dog and the Dinosaur

Nov 21, 2023

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Published in
Longium

Death of an Angel: Did a White Cop Kill a Black Guardian Angel?

The police said it was an accident. The Guardian Angels accused them of covering up a racially-motivated murder. Who shot Frank Melvin?

Jan 17, 2023

Death of an Angel: Did a White Cop Kill a Black Guardian Angel? by Paul Brown, illustration by Paul Brown with Midjourney

Jan 17, 2023

The Man Who Rode the Bear

The true story of a California pioneer’s wild encounter with a grizzly

Mar 16, 2023

The Man Who Rode the Bear: The true story of a California pioneer’s wild encounter with a grizzly. Artwork by Paul Brown with DALL-E.

Mar 16, 2023

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Soccer Stories

Arthur Pember: The Mermaid Hunter Who Invented Football

The untold true story of the journalist, adventurer, and football pioneer who helped create the rules of soccer

Sep 13, 2023

Arthur Pember, The Mermaid Hunter Who Invented Football, artwork by Paul Brown

Sep 13, 2023

The Forgotten History of Newcastle United Football Club

The origin story of one of England’s most famous soccer clubs has been lost to time.

Nov 24, 2021

Newcastle United’s St James’ Park, photo by Paul Brown

Nov 24, 2021

Saved by a Football

The shipwreck survivors who were saved by a soccer ball — and by Watford FC.

Jul 20, 2021

The Wreck of the Stella

Jul 20, 2021

Published in
Longium

The Female Horse Thief

How did a lovestruck English heiress become a notorious American criminal? And why did history erase her identity?

Jan 26, 2021

The Female Horse Thief by Paul Brown header image

Jan 26, 2021

Published in
Longium

The Lintz Green Station Murder: An Unsolved True Crime Mystery

An isolated railway station is the scene of one of Britain’s most mysterious unsolved murders. Who killed stationmaster George Wilson?

Dec 1, 2020

Lintz Green Station and the stationmaster’s house, 2020, Paul Brown

Dec 1, 2020

The Strange But True Story of the Witches’ Circle

A mysterious ring of trees in an ancient village is at the center of a haunting series of events involving witchcraft and secret rituals

Oct 28, 2020

The Witches Circle Artwork by Paul Brown

Oct 28, 2020

Published in
Soccer Stories

Explosion at the Arsenal: How a 1907 Accident “Wiped Out” Arsenal Football Club

The Premier League team named after a munitions works struggled to survive after the Woolwich Arsenal exploded

Sep 1, 2020

Explosion at the Arsenal: How a 1907 Accident “Wiped Out” Arsenal Football Club

Sep 1, 2020

Paul Brown

Paul Brown

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Writes about history, true crime, adventure. Author of The Rocketbelt Caper, The Ruhleben Football Association, and The Tyne Bridge. www.stuffbypaulbrown.com

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