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Public Speaking Details

Amy connects with diverse audiences through gripping storytelling at museums, historical societies, libraries, and Civil War Round Tables. One host said Amy was, "An engaging speaker with a captivating story to tell, Amy Truesdell quickly had the audience rooting for Rollin... We would jump at the chance to host her for another lecture."

Biography

Amy J. Truesdell is a writer and consultant with an appreciation for family and cultural history. Her debut book, From Binghamton to the Battlefield: The Civil War Letters of Rollin B. Truesdell, fulfills her long-held dream of narrating her great-great-grandfather's wartime experiences based on the 100+ letters he wrote home during the war and which the family preserved. SUNY Press released the book in December 2022. Formerly, Amy was a lead foreign affairs officer with the U.S. Department of State specializing in stabilization operations in conflict zones in Central and East Africa. Currently residing in Wisconsin, she remains a member of the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance and the International Thriller Writers organization. Branching out, she is working on a novel.