Paperback: 462 pages
Publisher: Trafford Publishing July 6, 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1412022894
ISBN-13: 978-1412022897
Product Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Product Description
The term "THE WAY THE CARDS FALL" is not a tutorial on playing poker, but a philosophy for life. In this book a Tennessee farm boy, who comes from a family of superior marksmen, survives the Civil War, and the reconstruction period, wit the assistance of a beautiful Creole women who helps him evolve into manhood. She convinces him that, although he is intelligent, he could only utilize that intelligence by increasing his education. Then, for reasons known only to her, she forces Jason to leave. He decides to go west to seek his fortune. While passing through Fort Smith, Arkansas, his talent with firearms brings him into contact with Al, a friend of his army Sergeant. Al puts Jason into training to be a gunsmith and together they build a successful business around a pistol that Al has modified from "cap and ball" to a cartridge fed weapon.
Jason's capacity to be a friend, gains him the love and help of many, in his quest to build his life, including some of the prominent men of the day such as Confederate General P.T.G. Beauregard and others.
While in Fort Smith Jason meets a young girl with a past. He becomes very fond of her but he cannot forget the beautiful Creole woman. He has the misfortune to love two women. The girl's past brings Jason to the brink of disaster as he plays the cards the way they have been dealt to him, in the best way he can.
About The Author
The author grew up in East Saint Louis, Illinois, where he graduated from high school in 1957. He spent twenty years in the U.S. Navy, as an aircraft Structural Mechanic/Flight Engineer on the Navy's P3V aircraft. While in the Navy he shot on the Navy rifle and pistol teams, and has been affiliated with shooting programs, off and on, ever since.
After retiring from the Navy he worked as an Industrial Mechanic, where he continued his education at local colleges and latter went into business installing gas appliances.
After retiring again from business, he took a writing course to help him complete this book that he started some years before.
He has written one book entitled "THE STONE ORCHID, A sailing adventure", which he hopes to get published soon.
His quote; "I'm not a great author, in the classic sense, but I tell damn interesting stories."
He has recently sold his home and is living in a motor home, with his dog "Missy". and is planning on buying a sailing yacht, which he intends to live on.
