Duncan's Yankee: Mathew Duncan Trilogy Volume 2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781495429194)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sidney A. Brown is a native of East Point, Georgia. He lays claim to the rural South Fulton County community of Stonewall, where he spent the most cherished days of his childhood. Stonewall was originally in Campbell County, until 1931 when it merged into Fulton County. In earlier times, Stonewall was referred to as Monk. The author was influenced greatly by his grandparents, who were settlers of the once thriving community. These multi-talented people -- layman lawyer, photographer, farmer, carpenters, auto-mechanic; homemakers who baked, canned, and quilted -- were vivid storytellers, who nourished the young author's creativity. He was well traveled in his youth, covering most of the fifty states, with an emphasis on historical sites. The excitement of the nearby railroads drew him into hours of wandering and waiting on the steam locomotives to make their run. The now vanished Campbellton Ferry transported his Grandfather's 1932 Ford pick-up truck and the author across the Chattahoochee River many times. The author's first manuscript was submitted to a major TV and movie company in the early 1970's, only to be rejected on the basis of being "too episodic". This was a term he would grow to live his life by, one adventure after another. Sidney Brown has a vast background in historical related fields. He was a curator in an 1850 living history museum village, where he performed blacksmithing, leatherworking, woodworking, open hearth cooking demonstrations, and conducted muzzle loading weapon exhibitions. He is a past commander of a chapter of the national organization, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and a member since 1978. The author was a living history impressionist as a Southeastern Colonial Frontiersman, an active participant in Civil War re-enactments for many years, and finally a cowboy action shooter. In all these living history fields, his specific interest was in the civilian impression. Sidney Brown was a mechanical designer for twenty-five years and retired from law enforcement after fifteen years. Duncan's Yankee, his second novel, is Volume 2 of the Mathew Duncan Trilogy. Volume 3, Duncan's Justice, will be coming later in 2014.