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I was born and raised in Detroit but live in Nashville, Tennessee. I'm a practitioner of the "Southern Gentlemanly Arts." I'm an amateur fiddler, cook, whiskey connoisseur, and armchair historian. I'm currently writing a series of historical novels. ...more

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Fletcher and the Samurai, by John Drake

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With Japan on the verge of civil war, two renegade East India Companymen look to take advantage. But could their greed pull the United Kingdom into another distant war? The “Shadow Men” of Britain turn to Commodore Fletcher and his crew to stop these rogues before it’s too late.

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Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire

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