An author, public speaker, lawyer, and Army veteran, Libby McNamee loves exploring America’s many historical sites. A Boston native, she graduated from Georgetown University cum laude and Catholic University Law School. Libby served as a US Army JAG Officer in Korea, Bosnia, Germany and Washington State. She and her book-obsessed husband and son live in Richmond, Virginia.
Libby is a member of the American Friends of Lafayette, the Lafayette Society, the Montpelier Foundation, the Historic Hopewell Foundation, the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond, the Civil War Round Table of Richmond, James River Writers, SCBWI, and the Virginia State Reading Association in the Richmond Area Reading Chapter.
When a descendant told her about Susanna Bolling’s heroism, Libby was determined to share it with the world. “SUSANNA’S MIDNIGHT RIDE: THE GIRL WHO WON THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR” is her first historical novel for upper middle graders and adults alike. (Half of her readers are adults.) In addition, there is accompanying Study Guide.
Her second novel, “DOLLEY MADISON AND THE WAR OF 1812: AMERICA’S FIRST LADY,” published on August 24, 2021, the 207th anniversary of the burning of Washington City. In addition, there is accompanying Study Guide.
Libby and her historical author friend, Jenny L. Cote, conducted four-week online writing camps focused on writing about the American Revolution. Twenty-five virtual campers each assumed the identity of an important figure from 1776, and wrote three chapters from that character’s perspective.
The books, “THE EPIC STORY OF 1776: 25 PEOPLE, 13 COLONIES, AND 1 WAR” and “
