Samantha's Anguish (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780990415602)

Gail Mazourek studies writing independently along with Creative Writing- Fiction with text book materials through the Empire State College MFA program, NYS. Gail is an artist who studied with Arden Von Dewitz in Southern California. She paints people, landscapes and all animals and writes a weekly news and local flavor column for Finger Lakes publications. Gail grew up on a farm in upstate NY with seven siblings, making rural life familiar to her, with modern improvements. She lives a rural life and raised her 6 children (3 deceased) and knows what heartbreak and strength are. The annual Rudolf Mazourek Memorial Scholarship for Alfred State College is funded by Gail. She lives in Danby, NY on 14 acres of partially wooded land with her husband. Gail Voorheis Mazourek is a member of the Chief Taughannock Chapter of DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) The chapter was founded in 1898 in Trumansburg, New York and has many members from young to seasoned in surrounding cities, towns, and villages. They include Ithaca, Alpine, Burdett, Newfield, Hector, Lodi, Ovid, Interlaken, Sheldrake, Groton, Freeville, Lansing, Dryden and any other places far and wide not mentioned here. Gail was the recording secretary for this group for 6 years. Each qualified member has their own patriot dating back to the American Revolution and is documented in the archives of DAR. Gail's patriot is William Crow who was present at the deciding battle of the Revolution at Yorktown, Virginia. He first enlisted in VA in 1779 and served 3 mos. in Colonel. Nawl's Regiment, Capt. Hopkins Co., 3 mos., another 3 mos. in Colonel Nawl's Regiment, George Baxter's Co. and in 1781 served four months as a Private under Captain Regan's Company at Yorktown. The fictitious story, Samantha's Revolution, includes the non-fictious patriot, Wm Crow, and revolves around factual historical happenings, dates and weather included, at the time of the revolution. Patriot William Crow received a pension in his 75th year from the Bureau of Pensions, Washington D. C. - O. W. & North Division, J.R.W., pension no. S32196, Pension Roll for Jackson CO, OH, p.135.