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Sam Sackett

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in Redlands, California, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, History

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Henry Fielding, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Ray Bradbury ...more

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Ph.D. UCLA. 23 years Professor of English at Fort Hays (KS) State University. Published KANSAS FOLKLORE, COWBOYS AND THE SONGS THEY SANG, E.W. HOWE. Burned out. Became newspaper reporter, director of creative services at an advertising agency, assignments manager of a public relations agency. By this time was an expert on career change and became first senior associate and finally vice president of career management firm. Retired. Lived in Thailand six years. Published books helping Thais prepare to pass TOEIC abd TOEFL examinations, collaborated on LEARN THAI. Returned to US, published SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE, THE ROBIN HOOD CHRONICLES, ADOLF HITLER IN OZ, HUCKLEBERRY FINN GROWS UP.

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Sam Sackett Write. And keep writing. At first you will probably imitate a favorite author. As you continue you will gradually come to the realization that you are…moreWrite. And keep writing. At first you will probably imitate a favorite author. As you continue you will gradually come to the realization that you aren't like him or her, for no two people are identical. When that happens, you will begin to find your own voice. When you have found it, you are there.(less)

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Sam Sackett Whether or not you believe Jesus was God, he was certainly a man. The most commonly read records of his life, the canonical gospels, are defective as …moreWhether or not you believe Jesus was God, he was certainly a man. The most commonly read records of his life, the canonical gospels, are defective as biographical sources; they are both repetitive and contradictory. The gospels which were labeled as apocryphal are, from the purely biographical point of view, of equal authority; none of the gospels of either type were written during Jesus's life or by people who knew him personally (with the possible exception of John, whose gospel dates so late that his memory might well have been more constructive than accurate). I set myself the task of trying to re-imagine Jesus as an Aramaic-speaking Jew living under the Roman occupation.. (less)

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Average rating: 3.73 · 37 ratings · 13 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Adolf Hitler in Oz 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Betsy from Pike 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Huckleberry Finn Grows Up 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Robin Hood Chronicles really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adolf Hitler in Oz: A Children's Book for Adults 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through Farang Eyes (Snapshots of Thailand Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snapshots of Thailand it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rabbi Yeshua: The Human Side of Jesus 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chamberlain Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through Farang Eyes by Sackett, Sam (2014) Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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One problem in writing historical fiction is incorporating the history into the fiction without bogging down the story. The story has to keep moving, and it's tempting to stop it while you explain to the reader what is going on outside the story. Sometimes you just have to do it. For instance, in SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE I had to stop the action to explain how gold was mined in that place at that tim Read more of this blog post »

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