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Daniel: The Age of Dissolution
With the stock market collapse, Daniel's year-long quest to warn people about the imminent crash and its consequences has ended. He has been vindicated for the mockery and scorn that were heaped upon him, but he feels that he has failed because he had not convinced more people to leave the market. There is little satisfaction in being right when people have lost their life savings and more. To visit the New York Stock Exchange where hundreds of men are standing silently in the streets, or sitting on the curbs crying, embarrassed, dejected, and dispirited brings Daniel only pain. He receives threatening letters and is physically attacked by those who believe that he has caused the market's collapse and their misfortune. Through his own strong-willed determination and the support of his family of friends, Daniel begins to make the transition from warning people to providing relief for those who have already or soon will become victims of the imminent depression. And yet, Professor Vogel is even more determined to discredit and destroy him.
258 pages, Paperback
Published February 27, 2019
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Peter Pactor
13 books19 followersI have spent all my life with young people. I started out their age and now I'm over four times as old as they are. I retired from teaching in June of 2016 after a half-century of being in the classroom. I feel that one should change careers every fifty years. Now I am an award winning author. My "Daniel Series" currently has six volumes, written with the reader in mind.
Besides the pleasure I get from writing, I also enjoy reading, painting, playing folk music on my banjo, and storytelling, which I have been doing for almost three decades.
Besides the pleasure I get from writing, I also enjoy reading, painting, playing folk music on my banjo, and storytelling, which I have been doing for almost three decades.
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December 22, 2019
Reviewed by Amy C. (age 15) for Reader Views Kids (12/19)
“Daniel: The Age of Dissolution” by Peter Pactor is a historical fiction drama about the stock market crash in 1929.
The story spins around thirteen-year-old Daniel French and his “retinue” as they head to New York City to witness the devastating historical event of the stock market crash, just as he predicted. Daniel spent the last year trying to warn people of the impending doom and when it finally happens, Daniel is disheartened that more people did not listen to his advice. More than that though, he takes it personally that he wasn’t able to help more people. Daniel and his friends refocus their efforts to assist those whose lives were completed upended by the events leading into the Great Depression, encountering many obstacles along the way.
“Daniel: The Age of Dissolution” is a great story woven within the details surrounding an important time in American history. Daniel and his friends are definitely above-average on many levels, especially maturity-wise and intellectually. I often forgot that Daniel was only thirteen because his mannerisms reflect that of someone much older. And while I’ve never met or known anyone like Daniel, I found his character inspiring and leading people to be the best versions of themselves. He definitely made me look at some things differently, like his attitude toward learning. He learns for the knowledge and self-improvement and doesn’t look at it like a chore while most teens I know, myself included, go into learning with the attitude of just doing it for the grades. He does seem a bit full of himself at times but that’s where his friends can be counted on to bring him down to earth. The depths of their friendships mean they can be candid with each other, and I liked the way they treated and talked to each other – they are quite literal. Literally.
I’m hooked on Daniel’s journey. I was surprised to learn about Daniel’s mother and her behavior toward him and it definitely made me curious to learn more about their relationship. The ending is really good and leaves way for the next installment of the series. I recommend readers start the Daniel journey at the beginning in order to grasp all the intricacies of the story because, while “Daniel: The Age of Dissolution” by Peter Pactor is a great read all by itself, there are definitely references to things that were included earlier in the series.
“Daniel: The Age of Dissolution” by Peter Pactor is a historical fiction drama about the stock market crash in 1929.
The story spins around thirteen-year-old Daniel French and his “retinue” as they head to New York City to witness the devastating historical event of the stock market crash, just as he predicted. Daniel spent the last year trying to warn people of the impending doom and when it finally happens, Daniel is disheartened that more people did not listen to his advice. More than that though, he takes it personally that he wasn’t able to help more people. Daniel and his friends refocus their efforts to assist those whose lives were completed upended by the events leading into the Great Depression, encountering many obstacles along the way.
“Daniel: The Age of Dissolution” is a great story woven within the details surrounding an important time in American history. Daniel and his friends are definitely above-average on many levels, especially maturity-wise and intellectually. I often forgot that Daniel was only thirteen because his mannerisms reflect that of someone much older. And while I’ve never met or known anyone like Daniel, I found his character inspiring and leading people to be the best versions of themselves. He definitely made me look at some things differently, like his attitude toward learning. He learns for the knowledge and self-improvement and doesn’t look at it like a chore while most teens I know, myself included, go into learning with the attitude of just doing it for the grades. He does seem a bit full of himself at times but that’s where his friends can be counted on to bring him down to earth. The depths of their friendships mean they can be candid with each other, and I liked the way they treated and talked to each other – they are quite literal. Literally.
I’m hooked on Daniel’s journey. I was surprised to learn about Daniel’s mother and her behavior toward him and it definitely made me curious to learn more about their relationship. The ending is really good and leaves way for the next installment of the series. I recommend readers start the Daniel journey at the beginning in order to grasp all the intricacies of the story because, while “Daniel: The Age of Dissolution” by Peter Pactor is a great read all by itself, there are definitely references to things that were included earlier in the series.
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