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Trey Stark, a graduate of a law school in Minnesota, discovers that
finding employment with mediocre grades from an evening law school
can be very difficult. His friends are being employed by law firms
in the city while Trey experiences only rejection. Trey is
eventually hired as a debt collector by a firm engaged in
purchasing bulk debt accounts and then brow beating the debtors to
pay up. Trey takes on his new job with vigor and in time is making
good money.
While Trey is paying off his bills, he is not taking pride in the
type of work he is involved with. He eventually leaves the firm but
continues collection work on his own as a source of income for the
private practice firm he hopes to develop and make profitable.
Shortly after opening his own firm, a friend hires Trey to
represent her son who is charged with murder. The incident soon
becomes a media bonanza with the young white man having shot and
killed a young black man said to be a student on his way to school.
Trey Stark knows he is under-qualified so he discusses the case
with close friend, Chris Sutton. Chris was a top student in his
class and she offers to work with him on the defense which she sees
as a once in a lifetime opportunity. Amid a deluge of criticism and
constant verbal and media abuse, the two young lawyers work
together under tremendous pressure. The question is will they be
successful and take home the gold ring or will they continue to
suffer the ignominy of a community and media massed against them?
Following the collapse of the United States of America, a small
group of Floridians form the nucleus of a new Nation in Montana.
Stuart Martin, the leader of the group, brings together a number of
the western states under the umbrella organization, WestPac. His
basic message of "join with us and we will all survive" brings the
West under his guidance. As Stuart is achieving great progress, he
loses his life in a terrible accident. His number one assistant,
Robert Thomas, eventually takes control of WestPac. Through solid
management, economic development, and strict control of the
citizenry, Robert strengthens WestPac to be a strong nation with a
modern military force. He then takes on the apparently
insurmountable task of defeating the massive armies of Frank
Turner, the former President of the United States, to again fight
for the revival of The United States of America. Robert pursues his
idealistic fantasy against the wishes and advice of many. Ignoring
their warnings while pursuing his goals, he is confident that he is
right and that all would support him when victory is achieved.
"Finding America" is the sequel to Roe's novel "Searching for
America." This is a fast moving, tight but frightening story that
shows what might become of an America that continues down the path
of bankruptcy, with seemingly blind leadership -- or worse
The Nation's financial system has collapsed, inflation is out of
control, government offices are closed, police, fire departments
and the military no longer exist; food shelves are empty, gasoline
stations are closed and burning and mobs are running rampant in the
streets. One small group living on a barrier island in Florida
organizes for their defense and plans for survival in a lawless
nation. Lacking sources of food and water, the group, led by Stuart
Martin, plans a cross country trek to an area of the country where
they could possibly find a new America that would provide them with
what they need to survive. They establish contact with a community
in Montana that needs the military assets and training possessed by
the Floridians. The cross country trek by the Floridians in a well
defended convoy presents many challenges and risks. In the course
of the journey, they are subjected to numerous attacks by various
sized groups of armed renegades. In time, having incurred some
losses, the Floridians arrive at their new homeland in Montana and
then organize politically with their new hosts and in time with
their new neighbors to form a viable community comprised of five or
more western states. The issues then become the form of governance
that will predominate with the new leadership. Most of the
survivors of the failed nation have a deep distrust of any form of
governance. Their leader, Stuart Martin, had similar beliefs
initially but over time has become convinced that very few citizens
have the ability to decide what is best for them and his strong,
firm but fair guidance is essential to their survival. He believes
all power to govern should be in his hands. Hovering behind Stuart
Martin are a few who seek even greater absolute power, for more
selfish reasons, to control the fledgling nation and await the
opportune moment to take over the reins. Conflicts exist and only
time will tell what form the new America will take when it emerges
from the political struggles.
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