Erik T. Hirschmann is the author of the debut historical novel Voyage of the Eclipse (Epicenter Press), published on March 14, 2023. He holds a Ph.D. in American history from the University of New Mexico, and is Professor of History at Matanuska-Susitna College, University of Alaska Anchorage. Dr. Hirschmann is available as a volunteer public speaker in south-central Alaska for schools, museums, clubs, historical and literary societies, among other organizations.
 
Author Interview/Podcast
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"A good adventure following the 'Hero's Journey' outline should include a hero, a quest, an unfamiliar environment, a villain, a risk and a transformation. Erik T. Hirschmann has mastered them all in his engrossing work of historical fiction....'Voyage' reads like a movie with fast action on every page." --The Northern Light
https://www.thenorthernlight.org/stories/book-review-voyage-of-the-eclipse-is-more-than-a-boat-story
 
"The author...is well acquainted with the conditions of the time, and his text is rich with wonderful period details...Hirschmann succeeds in communicating the harshness of the era through the youth of the sailors, their distance from home, the general lawlessness of the time, and the ruthless exploitation of local populations. Stopovers in remote places like the Juan Fernandez Islands drive home the far-flung geography of the Age of Sail."-- Kirkus Reviews

Finalist, Historical Fiction, 17th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards, 2023. www.indieexcellence.com

MEDIA ARTICLE, April 13, 2023
https://www.frontiersman.com/arts_entertainment/mat-su-college-professor-publishes-first-novel/article_13e79d8a-d9c3-11ed-b54d-13ba500b3eca.html