On January 28, 1813, Jane Austen [1]‘s “Pride and Prejudice” was first published by Thomas Egerton in the United Kingdom.
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January 28th is the anniversary of the rescue of General James L. Dozier from his Italian Red Brigades kidnappers. Tangentially, Colonel Jeff Cooper created a shooting drill in honor of those who freed him – The Dozier Drill.
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Today’s feature article is a guest post that was written by JWR’s #1 Son, Jonathan Rawles. It is not part of the writing contest judging.
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We are now seeking entries for Round 117 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [2]. That round will begin on February 1st, 2025. More than $945,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [3]. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 116 ends on January 31st. Get busy writing and e-mail [4] us your entry fro Round 117. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.