Just prior to the successful launch of Mariano’s Choice, my second historical novel, an interview was published in the Loveland Reporter-Herald September 25, 2016. Excerpts below. The original can be viewed here. ‘Mariano’s Choice’ looks at Mariano Medina’s early life By Michelle Vendegna David Jessup is following up his first novel, “Mariano’s Crossing,” with a prequel, […]
October first, 2016, was one of those magically beautiful Colorado autumn days that blessed the thirty participants in our sold-out historic sites tour for the launch of my new historical novel, Mariano’s Choice. On our first stop, we visited the ruins of the old Weldon school in Sylvan Dale Ranch’s Big Valley. Then our vehicle […]
Our ranch’s 100 percent grass-fed beef got favorable mention in Larry Olmstead’s new book contrasting fraudulent food practices with “real food.” I’m bemused by the “real cowboy with a taut build and sun-weathered skin” who took the author on a tour of Sylvan Dale. Larry Olmstead is the travel and food writer for Forbes Magazine, […]
With three last great breaths, our dog Promise passed into the Great Beyond on a beautiful sunny Friday morning, September 2, 2016. What we had thought was some sort of spinal injury, detected only two weeks earlier when she had difficulty keeping her hind legs under her, turned out to be a rampant form of […]
My new book, Mariano’s Choice, will be featured at a book launch event on October 1, 2016, at Sylvan Dale Ranch. The event includes a tour of historic sites described in the books, breakfast and lunch, followed by a reading and book signing, with proceeds going to the non-profit Heart-J Center for Experiential Education. For […]
So much has been written about the OK Corral I almost passed this book up. Now I consider Epitaph one of the best historical novels on the American West I’ve ever read. Historical fiction often suffers when authors dwell too much on historical fact at the expense of a good story, or as in […]
If you’re at all concerned about the food we eat and how we grow it, you’ll want to attend this special workshop with Mark Shepard, acclaimed author of Restoration Agriculture, on January 8-10 at Sylvan Dale Ranch. Mark is one of the world’s foremost authorities on perennial eco-friendly agriculture. Topics include soil restoration, multi-species grazing […]
Please join David Jessup for a fun and informative presentation and tour that explores the real-life people and places that inspired his award-winning historical novel, Mariano’s Crossing. We’ll begin with breakfast at Sylvan Dale Ranch, followed by a presentation and a walking tour of the […]
The Home Place, by Carrie LaSeur This book has it all: an amazing combination of mystery, romance and family dysfunction, with dark secrets from the past. Above all, it’s an ode to kind of pull that brings you back to the place you grew up, even after you’ve tried to leave it. I have felt […]