Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872

11/22/2021

10/23/2021

Good evening everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful & safe week! I wanted to update my interested readers on my published paperback "Archibald Clybourn-Chicago Pioneer, 1823-1872". I just returned from the greatest city in the world, Chicago, on October 10th from a 5 week book promotion and book signing trip. While there I spent several days preparing and posting pictures and thought you would enjoy them. First though, I want to update everyone on changes to purchasing the book. I have decided at this time to not pursue the option through my publisher to globally distribute the book as I would have to establish to high a price for the book for prospective consumers. What does this mean? Unfortunately, the book will not be available in bookstores such as Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. I am sorry for any inconvenience my decision may cause. You can still purchase it online through the bookstore of my publisher www.lulu.com. I am providing the 4-step procedure card again along with the front cover of the book that are at the end of the pictures for your convenience. Now... for some great pictures of the greatest city in the world...!!!

08/15/2021

Good morning everyone! Hope everyone is having a great week-end...!!! I know I am. NASCAR is back on TV today! The Brickyard 200! If you are interested in purchasing "Archibald Clybourn-Chicago Pioneer, 1823-1872", I have provided a 4-Step post of instructions for your convenience. What I mean by following the prompts is this, after you click "Add to Cart", you have to go up to the top of the page and click the little "Shopping Cart" to continue. Well... that is about it for now. Hope your week-end continues to be great and be safe.

08/12/2021

Good evening everyone...!!! I truly hope everyone is healthy and happy! I am so excited! The paperback version of my book, " Archibald Clybourn-Chicago Pioneer, 1823-1872" was published on Monday, July 26, 2021. Wow... after 6 years.... Lulu publishing did a wonderful job on it also...!!! I want to take the opportunity to inform all my FB friends still living in the Chicagoland area I will be in Chicago and Northern Indiana next month for about 2 weeks. If you want to purchase my book and want me to autograph it, I would love to. Just PM me the first week in September and I will coordinate a time, date, and place to meet you. Now...here are the steps to purchase it if you are interested. STEP 1: Go to my publishers website www.lulu.com. STEP 2: Click on their "Bookstore" on the task bar. STEP 3: Once you click their "Bookstore", your cursor will already appear in the white bookstore search field. Type in my name as the author, David Cliborne, and hit enter. Once you hit enter, my eBook and Printed Book will appear. STEP 4: Now place your cursor over the book cover for the printed book and hit enter (see Screen Shots I have provided). Once you hit enter, click "Add to Cart" then click the little shopping cart at the top of the page and follow the prompts. Please keep in mind the US mail is very slow now due to the pandemic so be patient. For my
author copy (see Pictures provided), it took lulu 4 days to print it (Average is 3-5 business days) and 13 days for me to get it in the mail. The mail route was from North Carolina (where it was printed), to Tampa, Florida. Well... I think that is all I have tonight. I hope the remainder of your week is great and please be safe!

06/18/2021

Oh my goodness.... Good evening everyone... I hope everyone is well and in good health! My publisher, www.lulu.com published my book, "Archibald Clybourn-Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872" in the eBook version yesterday, June 17, 2021, if you prefer an eBook format...!!! We are so excited! If you click the lulu domain it will take you to their website. Once there, click their bookstore and type in my full name as the author, David Keith Cliborne, in the search field. The cost is $9.99. I want to thank my wonderful wife, Darlene, for all her support over the last 5 years. Without her Love, Support, and Encouragement, I could never have written and published this book. I love you and can't thank you enough Honey! The paperback version is very close to being published also. Updates on the paperback version will be forth coming. I hope everyone has a great weekend and fun summer. Please be safe!

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05/20/2021

Good morning... it is after midnight and officially May 20, 2021.
Or... good evening if you are a night owl. I hope everyone is doing well and in good health. I apologize for not posting an update in a while on the publishing date of the book. Besides family visiting in April, my brother, sister-in-law, son, and daughter-in-law came, and American Legion business, (I have recently became active again as the post School Awards and Children & Youth Chairman) I have not had a lot of free time. The book is very close to be being published and available. My publisher and printer, Lulu Publishing, is still, unfortunately, working at half-staff because of COVID-19. They have, however, recently confirmed the book will be available for planned book signings in September in Chicago. Having said this, I wish everyone a good Memorial Day week-end coming up and please be careful. Please remember those service men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country and our freedoms. Thank you!

01/22/2021

Wow... Can you believe it...??? 2021! Happy New Year...!!! I hope everyone is doing well this New Year! I wanted to take the opportunity to update everyone on when my book will be published and in print by my publishing company, Lulu Publishing. I know it has been a while since I last posted an update because of Christmas, New Year's, COVID, and changes to the book I was required to make. I do apologize for this. The book, however, is well again on its way to the internet and book stores. About 2 weeks ago, I was required to approve the price of the book, book interior design, and front and back cover. The front and back cover are posted for viewing. If everything continues to go well, and I trust they well, we are now looking at a completion date of probably late February and book signings in Chicago in April. Well... I don't have anything else to update for now so I will say good bye, Happy New Year again and please stay safe!

11/11/2020

Good evening everyone! I hope everyone is having a good week. I wanted to create a new post to update everyone on my book, "Archibald Clybourn-Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872." I got a call last week from my printing company, Lulu Publishing. The book is coming along well and its publication, due to COVID-19, should now be in December. Once it is published, you can find it on www.bookwire.com, www.amazon.com, or www.google.com. There is currently a book description of the book on bookwire.com when you click the e-Book version and a author description of the author on google.com. That is all I have at this time but will keep everyone updated when I get new information from Lulu Publishing. Thank you for your time, please stay safe, and Happy Holidays!!

09/08/2020

Hello again everyone! Please remember the www.thechicagopioneer.com website will be shut down this Thursday. I have posted a new book business card with the ISBN for each version of the book. The website is www.bookwire.com. Bookwire.com finally posted the cover image of the book on their website and I will add this post also. Everyone stay safe!

09/04/2020

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is doing well and had a great week. I want to take the opportunity to update everyone on my book. My book website www.thechicagopioneer.com will be shut down on Saturday, September 12th. You can now find out information about my book by going to the website www.bookwire.com. When you go to this website type in my full name, David Keith Cliborne, in the search field and the paperback and eBook versions of the book will come up. The ISBN for the paperback version of the book is 978-0-578-73994-6. The ISBN for the eBook version is 978-0-578-74671-5. Please keep in mind the paperback version of the book will not be available until probably November because of the COVID pandemic. Well...that is all I have at this time. Thank you for viewing my .com website over the last year and I hope everyone has a great and safe week-end.

08/29/2020

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08/29/2020

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08/27/2020

Hello... I hope everyone is having a good week. I wanted to take the opportunity to inform everyone about the progress on my book. I have some unfortunate news. I got a call last week from my Check-in-Coordinator (CIC) at Lulu Publishing, the company printing my book. They said because of COVID-19, they had to go down to half-staff and were running a little behind. My CIC told me the book was in the Editorial Assessment process right now. After the Editorial Assessment, I would be contacted by a Publishing Consultant to discuss the results of the assessment. I was able to send my CIC an author photo of me for the back cover of the book. The photo I have down loaded is similar to the one you will see on the back cover. In addition, and as a result of the recent events, my wife and I are going to have to postpone our trip to Chicago to conduct book signings. We are looking at going now in the spring. I will say goodbye for now and will keep everyone updated on the books progress. Be safe and I hope the rest of your week goes well.

07/07/2020

07/02/2020

Wow... I can't believe it...!!! I finished "Archibald Clybourn: Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872" this week and sent it to my publisher for publication. After they publish it, it will be available on Goggle and Amazon. I will keep everyone informed on when it's available. Although we are still going to Chicago for a mini-family reunion in October, book signings may be put on hold because of COVID-19. Bookstores may still be closed in October. This is a picture of the Chicago Merchandise Mart Building. It was designed by the Architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst, & White. Archibald Clybourn's grandson, James Francis Clybourn Sr., was a structural engineer for this firm. It was the largest building in the world when completed in 1930. It has 4,200,000 square feet of floor space and was originally built by Marshall Field. The Kennedy family owned this building at one time. If you haven't had the opportunity yet to visit my book website for Archibald Clybourn:Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872, please take a second to look at it when you can. It is www.thechicagopioneer.com.

02/22/2020

Good morning everyone...!!! I hope everyone is getting their week-end off to a great start. I want to apologize for not writing a post for so long. I have been concentrating on working on the book to complete it so I can get it to my publisher. There is a change to the dates I will be conducting the book signings in Chicago. After talking with my publisher and finding out they will need 3 months to make and print the book, I am now going to schedule the book signings in Chicago during the 2nd week in August this summer instead of July. Also, be sure to check out a new page on my book review website, www.thechicagopioneer.com in the next couple of days. Sometime this afternoon or early tonight it will be posted to my website. The new page will highlight a celebration given to Archibald at his home by the city of Chicago on August 5, 1863. This date was exactly 40 years after his arrival at Fort Dearborn on August 5, 1823. Over 40 of the most prominent politicians and businessmen of Chicago attended this celebration. Among them were Philo Carpenter, Jerome Beecher, and David Cunningham Thatcher. Philo Carpenter was Chicago's first Pharmacist, Jerome Beecher was a Chicago businessman and millionaire, and David Cunningham Thatcher was a Chicago businessman whose daughter was a life long friend of the famous writer, educator, suffragist, and author Frances Elizabeth Willard. Thank you for taking the time to read my new post and I hope everyone has a wonderful week-end and be safe.

11/15/2019

Good Evening everyone...!!! I hope everyone had a good week! Wow... November is already here...!!! I have to apologize for not posting any new updates on the progress of the book for a while. I have been doing a lot of research for the book since my last post. I did have time, however, to make some business cards for the book website. I have posted a picture of the business card here on this post. If you would like me to send you some business cards for family or friends, let me know how many and your address by emailing me at [email protected]. Well.. until next time... have a safe and good weekend!

10/26/2019

Good Morning everyone! TGITW (Thank God Its The Weekend). Listen up all you history buffs! I just posted an update to the www.thechicagopioneer.com website about a hotel that Archibald had built and owned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It made sports history in 1900. Be sure to go to the book website and read it. I am getting ready to go to the library and do some more research for the book so I will say fare thee well for now and have a safe and happy weekend until next post.

Archibald Clybourn: Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872

10/22/2019

Good afternoon everyone! Wow... July 2020 will be here before you know it. I hope everyone had a good and safe weekend last weekend and you were able to checkout my new book-review website on the web at www.thechicagopioneer.com. I have more good news about the website. I now have an email address on the website. The email address is [email protected]. What does this mean? It means you can now email me with questions or comments about the book or, if you prefer, you can call me at my website phone number at 312-809-1331. Please remember my website business hours are 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Monday-Friday, Eastern Daylight Time. Well... I will say good bye for now and I hope everyone has a good and safe week!

Archibald Clybourn: Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872

10/15/2019

Good evening everyone! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I have some great news for everyone! My .com book website is now on the World Wide Web (WWW). You can reach it by typing in your web browser www.thechicagopioneer.com. Be sure to pull it up and check out the four biographical sketches that are on the website. There will be over 400 biographies in the book when it is released. My book website phone number, 312-809-1331, is also listed on the site. Please call me between the hours of 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time with any questions you may have on the book or it's progress. Well that is all I have for now. Have a wonderful and safe week!

Archibald Clybourn: Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872

10/09/2019

Good evening everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and doing well! I have some great news for you! I now have a dedicated phone number for the book website that I will be publishing on the web in the next week or so. The website, when I publish it, will be thechicagopioneer.com. and on the day I publish it to the web I will provide the website phone number to inquire about the book and when it will be published. As stated in a previous update, I have decided to go with an earlier release date of July 2020 instead of September 2020. At this time, I don't have any other information to give out so I will say so long for now and I hope the remainder of your week is great. Keep checking my Facebook book review page for the publishing of the website and its phone number.

10/04/2019

Hello everyone...!!! and welcome back to another update on my FB review page on my book "Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872." I have some good news to report to everyone. I have decided to go to print and publish the book a little earlier than I had previously planned. In the last two to three weeks, I have made so much progress on the book I am confident I can publish now in July 2020 instead of September 2020. In addition, in the next two weeks, I will be publishing a .com domain name website on the book. The domain name will be thechicagopioneer.com. When I publish it to the web, I will update this FB book review page and inform everyone. Be sure to check the website out when I publish it because it will have four very interesting biographical sketches in it. The book itself, will have over 400 biographies. Well... I think that is all I have for now. I want to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend... and thank you for liking my FB page.

09/26/2019

Hello everyone...!!! I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you back to my book review page if you are not new and welcome you to the site if this is your very first visit. This page is tiled "Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872" and as I stated in my first post, is about an upcoming book I will be publishing in about 9 months on a distant cousin of mine that was one of the three men that founded the city of Chicago. I have been working and researching material on this book for approximately five years now and has lead me on numerous occasions to the Harold Washington Chicago Public Library and Newberry Library in Chicago.

During this post, I want to talk about the content, layout of the book, and give each of you a brief biographical sketch of my cousin. The content of the book will primarily cover the life and story of my cousin, named Archibald Clybourn.

The layout of the book will consist of seven chapters. Chapters one, two, and, three will cover the following: births, places of birth, deaths, places of death, marriages, bios, burial information, and military history of the descendants of my cousin Archibald Clybourn. Chapters four, five, and six will also cover the births, places of birth, deaths, places of death, marriages, bios, burial information and military history, but of Archibald Clybourn's brother, Henley Clybourn. Chapter seven will consist of all source citations used in the book. As of today, may I add, consists of almost five pages.

My brief biographical sketch of my cousin Archibald Clybourn begins with his birth. He was born August 28, 1802 in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia, the son of Jonas Clybourn and Elizabeth McKenzie. His mother Elizabeth McKenzie was a young girl in 1778 when Indians attacked their homestead in Virginia and killed her mother, brother Henley, and two sisters Mary and Sarah. Elizabeth and her other sister Margaret were taken captive and held by the Indians for almost 18 years before being released in Michigan. May 5, 1823, Jonas and Elizabeth's son Archibald left Giles County, Virginia with a horse and $100.00 dollars. He arrived at Fort Dearborn on August 5, 1823. He would live there until his death in 1872 and during this period would own the first stockyard, build one of the first brick mansions in Chicago, and amass a fortune of $500,000 dollars.

I would like to thank everyone again for visiting and liking my book review page and I will end my post at this time. I hope everyone has a good weekend and please be safe.

09/22/2019

Welcome everyone to my page for my book that I am going to publish in approximately nine months. The title of the book is Archibald Clybourn: Chicago Pioneer 1823-1872. The book is about the life and story of a distant cousin of mine from Virginia that came to what is now Chicago in 1823. Of course Chicago did not become a town until 1833 and a city in 1837, so when my cousin Archibald arrived in 1823, he came to Fort Dearborn. In the future, I will be posting updates on the release of the book and its content. Until then... welcome again and I hope you have a good week.