Encounters Unforeesen

After 525 years, the traditional literature recounting the history of Columbus’s epic voyage and first encounters with Native Americans remains Eurocentric, focused principally—whether pro- or anti-Columbus—on Columbus and the European perspective. A historical novel, Encounters Unforeseen: 1492 Retold now dramatizes these events from a bicultural perspective, fictionalizing the beliefs, thoughts, and actions of the Native Americans who met Columbus side by side with those of Columbus and... [Read More...]

The DNA of Democracy

Historical vignettes discerning the future of our democracy by rediscovering the fascinating past of tyranny and democracy. Just as DNA is interwoven in every aspect of the human body, tyranny and democracy have their historically distinctive DNA. From Israel’s Ten Commandments to the overthrow of kings in England & America, he constructs a blueprint of what defines tyranny or democratic government. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Paleolithic

It is the Paleolithic period, where danger abounds, and life exists on the brink. Between the Mt. Lebanon mountain range and the Mediterranean coast, Sira and her band of nomadic hunters have been broken and scattered by the invasion of a technologically superior, war-like tribe of conquerors. In order to survive, new bonds must be formed, and loyalties will be tested, as Sira and her family rally to stand against a force their world has never known. They will be forced to learn new skills and ... [Read More...]

Free: Washington’s Headquarters at Valley Forge: A Biography of a National Shrine (Second Edition)

The House used by General Washington at Valley Forge still stands today. This history honors its simple beauty and sketches some features of the time which gave it form. Beyond that, it follows the vicissitudes of the building’s post-revolutionary experience, and finally, celebrates the fact that it has survived. ... [Read More...]