Our country's involvement in Iraq has produced scores of passionate political debates. Some believe that deposing Saddam Hussein was worth whatever price we have paid in Iraq, while others cannot justify the loss of life, no matter the reason. Since time began, there are records of wars and contentions among people throughout the world, and these wars have always been emotionally charged topic. Whatever your political beliefs may be, war is a historical subject and we can learn from past mistakes, or, as the clich'e goes, be doomed to repeat them. In David Flint's new novel titled, 'Trail of Broken Chains,' we read about the period of time immediately following the Americam revolution and learn from the experiences of fictional characters in a historically accurate setting.
The author, David Burton Flint, wa raised in the Mohawk Valley, where parts of the French and Indian War and the American Revolution were fought. He has developed a love and a sense of respect for the people who walked this valley and the stories created by their lives. 'Trail of Broken Chains' is a well-researched, detailed account of fictional characters that easily could hvae lived in the Mohawk Valley hundreds of years ago. It is an account of two young men, Robert Flint and Joshua Wells, and their adventures as they travel the American countryside. They discover the injustices of slavery, and encounter great danger when they attenpt to change what they see as being inherently wrong with the world. Mr. Flint brings them to life and tells their story in the language of that time period.
The Six Bells of Madame Lin is the first book in The Witch of Marigold Hall Trilogy, a fictionalized account of the struggles of Lin Mang, a blind woman who manages to navigate the world during the Mongol conquest of China in the 13th Century. Withou
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