Welcome - Mark Bodanza, Author and Historian

My Coincidental Journey – Joyful Reflections of a Writing Life Unplanned (Hard Cover)

One Coincidence After Another and More: Fifteen Books and an Experience Like No Other. In 2009, I published my first book, “A Game That Forged Rivals: How Competition between Two New England High Schools Created One of the Greatest Traditions in Football.” In many...

Enlightenment & Enchantment – Two Men Who Shaped American Culture (Hard Cover)

Two men, born two centuries apart, who each profoundly impacted American culture. Benjamin Franklin was unmistakably the most prominent architect of the early American experience. He was the only founding father to sign all four of the documents that gave birth to the...

Johnny Appleseed – The Man Behind the Folklore (Hard Cover)

He blurred the lines between man and myth better than just about anyone. John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, may be one of the most enigmatic figures in American history. His story drifts freely from hard facts to long cherished folklore. Just who was this...

When the LION ROARED (Hard Cover)

How Lou Little Helped Shape College Football. Nearly a century ago, from humble beginnings in Boston and Leominster, Massachusetts, Lou Little began his college football coaching career at Georgetown University. Six years later, after rebuilding the Hoyas’ football...

Hostage Terror (Hard Cover)

Ralf Traugott and the Hijacking of Flight 847 By June of 1985, Ralf Traugott had made several trips back and forth to Greece where he enjoyed spending leisure time with his girlfriend. The Lunenburg, Massachusetts auto dealer couldn’t spend all his time on the Greek...

She Took a Stand (Soft Cover)

The Story of Frances Drake and the Underground Railroad Children’s book suitable for 4th-6th grades Frances Drakes was an abolitionist of great boldness and determination. Never did she allow criticism or other difficulties to get in the way of the cause she supported...

Risk Takers History & Makers – The Story of Leominster (Hard Cover)

RISK TAKERS HISTORY & MAKERS – THE STORY OF LEOMINSTER: The English settlers came in 1725. They built their farms on the gently rolling plateaus above the Nashua River to the east and in the shadows of the Monoosnock Hills to the west. Chartered in 1740,...

Lou D’Allesandro Lion of the New Hampshire Senate (Hard Cover)

Lou D’Allesandro has faced a wide variety of circumstances during a colorful lifetime. His story is noteworthy, especially for a country in which leadership is more important than ever. Order your Autographed Copy today! From the challenges and opportunities of...

Rivals (Hard Cover)

RIVALS: More about Fitchburg-Leominster Football Tradition from 1894 through 2015. "For a team to win a major contest it must be mentally ripe. It must be confident that its best performance will produce victor, but anything less will encourage defeat." In 2008,...

Ten Times a Champion (Hard Cover)

Sam Jones spent his boyhood in a small city tucked away in the segregated south. In many ways, it was the most unlikely of settings for the start of a professional sports career marked by a rare kind of success. Guided by humble beginnings and values that included...

One Coincidence After Another and More. Fifteen Books and an Experience Like No Other. These books have changed his life forever.

Few Americans have approached their achievements, and few have left a legacy that matches Benjamin Franklin and Walt Disney.

He blurred the lines between man and myth better than just about anyone. John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, may be one of the most enigmatic figures in American history.

One Coincidence After Another and More. Fifteen Books and an Experience Like No Other. These books have changed his life forever. It is the author’s hope that sharing all that he has learned will elevate the reader too. These books have changed his life forever. It is the author’s hope that sharing all that he has learned will elevate the reader too.

A compelling account of fear, smarts and human will that gives the reader a window to Middle East culture and extremism.

The Story of Frances Drake and the Underground Railroad. Children’s book suitable for 4th-6th grades.

Chartered in 1740, Leominster quickly became a special place. Bold innovators and resolute social reformers have dominated the city’s rich legacy.

Lou D’Allesandro has faced a wide variety of circumstances during a colorful lifetime. His story is noteworthy, especially for a country in which leadership is more important than ever.

Captures the people, places and events that made the City of Leominster, Massachusetts special.

Rivals, chronicles Fitchburg-Leominster Football Tradition from 1894 through 2015
“For a team to win a major contest it must be mentally ripe. It must be confident that its best performance will produce victor, but anything less will encourage defeat.”

Resolve and Rescue shares the life story of Frances Drake, her conviction and courage displaying a timeless example of promoting justice and equality.

Ten Times a Champion shares the fascinating story of a basketball legend who displayed unshakable tenacity and helped his beloved Boston Celtics achieve extraordinary goals.

In an age dominated by overhyped athletes who are sometimes short on character, JoJo White’s story offers a refreshing look back at one athlete’s career—a career that was the product of genuine good values.

How Competition between Two New England High Schools Created One of the Greatest Traditions in Football.

In 1933, author Mark C. Bodanza examines the important role football played in the midst of the nation’s historic crisis.