by Jay White A historical adventure of betrayal in love and war and the American sailor who fired the last shot of the Mexican Civil War.

War! Here is a word that erupts in the mind and sets the heart afire. And into that cardiogenic blaze tumble more words to encourage and sustain it: cruelty; love; hate; lust; murder; madness....In 1910, the Mexican Revolution raced across the face of the continent like a holocaust, driving every living thing before it, and most of those it drove, it overtook and destroyed. Those it could not destroy, or would not, it made mutant, their descendants capable of innocence, or amnesia; but it formed in their hearts, nevertheless, the language of future betrayals: the crude and familiar cartage of desperate human conflict. Paperback: 444 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.12 x 9.06 x 6.02 Publisher: Writer's Showcase Press; ISBN: 0595198252; (November 2001)

I love historical fiction. This book weaves together the past, the present, and an unlikely combination of settings to produce a fascinating story. The characters are so well-drawn that I ended up sympathizing even with the ones I was sure I wouldn't like. It reminded me of Charles Dickens in its irony and unvarnished views of life, and also in the fact that it's no easy read. If you're a fan of light fiction, this book is probably not for you, but if you like depth, action and plot twists, you won't be disappointed. -- Reviewer: A reader from California, USA

Jay Raymond White graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso in 1979 with a Master of Arts degree in creative writing. Since that time he has been a vagabond poet. At this time he is planning a solo trip around the world on a forty foot sloop: Vagabundo.

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