This story of love, idealism, courage and betrayals takes place against the turmoil of the end of Batista’s government and first three years of Castro’s. Besides the real-life characters of Batista, Castro and “Che” Guevara, the Revolution itself is an important “character,” making this work both a screenplay and a presentation of documented historical facts.

Riveting parts of this story include the attack on the Presidential Palace; the guerrilla presence in La Sierra; Castro´s victory; the Agrarian, Monetary, and Housing Reforms; the government takeover of all banks and private businesses; the emergence of a strong underground movement; and the Bay of Pigs Invasion, with the often glossed-over involvement of President Kennedy.

Much of the story is presented through unbiased dialogue and dramatizations of actual events. Two real-life characters, Echeverría and Manolín Guillot—who became significant figures in Cuban history—exemplify the struggle for freedom and justice against both regimes.

Parallel to the socio-political drama is the development of the love story between the two protagonists, María and Alfredo. Alfredo believes in Castro’s promises of a just Revolution and joins Castro in La Sierra, rising to the rank of Comandante. Disenchanted as he witnesses Castro’s dictatorial behavior once in power, e.g., appointing himself Prime Minister, removing President Urrutia from office, and betraying the promises of a just Agrarian Reform, Alfredo and María once again join an underground movement, now against Castro, with Manolín Guillot functioning as Chief of Intelligence of the MRR, the strongest anti-Castro movement in the Island.

After the failure of the invasion, Alfredo makes an unsuccessful attempt on Castro’s life. Immediately imprisoned, Alfredo is submitted to endless tortures and humiliations, but he never reveals the identity of “Carlos” (one of the noms de guerre of Manolín Guillot).

At the end, a fascinating confrontation between the tyrant, Fidel Castro, and the idealistic Alfredo, reveals the strengths and flaws of two very different human beings.

The author of this book is an absolute nut! And he even admits it wholeheartedly and would like a parade thrown on behalf of that fact alone! With all honesty though, he grew up the middle child in a family that was Jehovah Witness until he was twelve in Citrus Heights California, better known as the Sacramento valley. His parents divorced when he was five. He grew up as a social outcast (hermit), who sought after love, kindness, respect, and truth despite a prominent temper. After graduating from high school, he joined the military before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, getting married, having children, and then getting divorced. He joined the LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) before he was married, fell away, and only truly gained his testimony and blessings after his divorce. The author realized his ability to write when he was in high school as he wrote various poems. His talent has stayed with him, showing itself in the military through short stories and even through a book and one half written (not counting this one) that he will not publish for personal reasons. He once went to college for designing and developing video games, where the subjects he did best in were all about writing, and his mother has a book or two out on the market as well. He is a good guy (or so I hear), single, has been learning and practicing patience, is temple worthy (with recommendation), and stuck in Las Vegas until he turns forty-five because he loves his three daughters. On the downside, he has had jobs from one end of the spectrum to the other, has never been promoted in any of them, and is more content being of service at the bottom of the chain than trying to get to the top. I personally think he is very imaginative, resourceful, creative, and, well, like I said, he is a nut! But then again, I might be a little bias. Enjoy the book!

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Oilman is a historical fiction based on the people and events from the Alberta oil patch. Author Robert Mclean worked on oil rigs while attending university and he draws on the characters he knew or heard about to write a gripping fast paced novel. If you want to step back in time to 1948 Alberta, you must read this book. Follow Billy Cochrane from the day he quit school in grade 11 to find work in the Leduc oil discovery, to eventually fight, claw, drink and above all, work his way to becoming a colossus in the industry. Fame and fortune, alas, comes at a price!

Clinton Williams has been an officer in the Union Army, sheriff of a small town in New Mexico Territory, and a transporter of five escaped slaves across free and slave states. Now it is time for a new adventure! War is fast developing between the northern and southern states and Clint is soon caught up in the conflict. He was heading home to Indiana when he discovered that his friends in Arkansas had been victimized by a band of guerillas and had stolen his horse! Trailing his missing friend (and horse), Clint soon found himself pressed into service in the camp of Colonel Ulysses S. Grant in the union army. Newly promoted General Grant is out to make a name for his self and Brevet Captain Clint Williams is along for the ride!

When Quaker Ruth Bowen returns home to reconcile with her estranged family, she does not expect to run afoul of an eccentric judge of the King’s Bench and to find herself confined in Norwich Castle prison. She must solve the mystery of why a deaf maidservant was summarily dismissed from her employment and later brought up on trumped-up charges of theft and attempted murder. Can the girl be a threat to someone in that household?

When Quaker Ruth Bowen returns home to reconcile with her estranged family, she does not expect to run afoul of an eccentric judge of the King’s Bench and to find herself confined in Norwich Castle prison. She must solve the mystery of why a deaf maidservant was summarily dismissed from her employment and later brought up on trumped-up charges of theft and attempted murder. Can the girl be a threat to someone in that household?

South of the Mason-Dixon Line the state of Virginia was the scene of many civil war skirmishes. And not only were the enlisted soldiers’ life’s impacted but many civilians had to survive to protect their family’s land which was their means of support.

South of the Mason-Dixon Line the state of Virginia was the scene of many civil war skirmishes. And not only were the enlisted soldiers’ life’s impacted but many civilians had to survive to protect their family’s land which was their means of support.

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Idealistic school teacher Ellen is bowled over by news that many of the survivors of the shipwrecked Golden Venture, run aground off the coast of New York in 1993, will be detained in her local York County Prison in York, PA.

Upon attending vigils on behalf of these INS detainees now seeking political asylum, she becomes enthralled with the group of humanitarians she meets as well as with the cause of justice and freedom for the world's oppressed and downtrodden.

On the other hand, her husband Dan is not the least enthralled with her involvement in this cause of "cutting illegals a break." Major problems develop on the home front, all the more so as their daughter Christi becomes drawn into the cause.

Little does Ellen or the INS realize until the very end, but the detainee to whom Ellen has been assigned as his "Guardian Angel" is none other than the 20th century's most famous freedom icon: Tankman, the man who stood up to the tanks at Tiananmen Square.

Tankman in America encapsulates the tragedies, both personal and national, that have been and are the result of America's often misguided treatment of people seeking asylum from this world's many oppressive regimes.

Tankman in America is a story of great heroism, nobility, anguish, tragedy and joy. It is a thought-provoking, heart-breaking, inspiring and powerful story about the course of freedom in America.

Then early in the history of the Great Salt Lake valley, Issac Smith Potter and his family entered in a covered wagon and built a home in Springville. At first they built one home, and then they built one for Issac, better known as Ike. Several things were very important to Ike. Family, friends, and to leave a mark in life. A man’s hands can build, and he wanted to leave a mark with his hands. Just as important to him were friends. He knew that good friends last forever, and he wanted nothing more than that. When his friends turned on him, that was one of the most hurtful things of his life. The Indian friends he had never turned their backs on him, and he came to realize who his true friends were.

Then early in the history of the Great Salt Lake valley, Issac Smith Potter and his family entered in a covered wagon and built a home in Springville. At first they built one home, and then they built one for Issac, better known as Ike. Several things were very important to Ike. Family, friends, and to leave a mark in life. A man’s hands can build, and he wanted to leave a mark with his hands. Just as important to him were friends. He knew that good friends last forever, and he wanted nothing more than that. When his friends turned on him, that was one of the most hurtful things of his life. The Indian friends he had never turned their backs on him, and he came to realize who his true friends were.

While doing scientific work at the École Polytechnique in Paris, a fellow Spanish contacted Willy, a Peruvian student who is writing a book about the poet and guerrilla Javier Heraud. Interested in the story, the protagonist gradually learns the details of the process that leads to a tragic end of this young revolutionary.

While doing scientific work at the École Polytechnique in Paris, a fellow Spanish contacted Willy, a Peruvian student who is writing a book about the poet and guerrilla Javier Heraud. Interested in the story, the protagonist gradually learns the details of the process that leads to a tragic end of this young revolutionary.