Waves of Wheat

Waves of Wheat is a creative historical nonfiction novel being written by me, Shari Edwards, to tell the story of the Arthur Dibbens family, who came to America in March of 1872. The Dibbens family had been on the Isle of Wight, a small island just south of mainland England, for centuries. There are many Dibbens/Jarman cousins still living on the island. While I have to invent scenes and dialogue for this story, I attempt to stay close to the facts. ARJ was my great grandpa, my mother's grandpa.

29 March 2022

3.4 Chapter 3 Author's Notes and Justification

Arthur Robert Jarman was known by family members as ARJ most of his life. When he was

older, he sometimes went by Arthur but was easily confused with his father when listed that way in the newspapers.
The Dibbens family left many family members on the Island when they came to America.
According to early photos, there were several grocery stores on Wichita’s main street by 1874.
One dog is listed on the 1875 Kansas census for their farm.

Waves of Wheat

29 March 2022

3.4 Chapter 3 Author's Notes and Justification

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