When a great-grandson inherits two aging trunks and a stack of
meticulously detailed journals penned by his great-grandfather, he
sets out to fulfill his great-grandfather's last request: to tell
the story of an incredible life replete with adventure, violence,
and tragedy. The great-grandfather's name is Billy Battles--a man
often trapped and overwhelmed by circumstances beyond his control.
For much of his 100-year-long life Billy is a man missing and
largely unknown to his descendants. His great-grandson is about to
change that. As he works his way through the aging journals and the
other possessions he finds in the battered trunks he uncovers the
truth about his mysterious great-grandfather--a man whose deeds and
misdeeds propelled him on an extraordinary and perilous journey
from the untamed American West to the inscrutable Far East, Latin
America and Europe. As he flips through the pages of the
handwritten journals he learns of Billy's surprising connections to
the Spanish-American War, French Indochina, and revolutions in
Mexico and other Latin American countries. But most of all he
learns that in finding Billy Battles he has also found a long lost
and astonishing link to the past.
General
Imprint: |
CreateSpace
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
First published: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Ronald E Yates
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
298 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4948-5444-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
1-4948-5444-9 |
Barcode: |
9781494854447 |
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