Poor Richard's Lament
A Most Timely Tale
by Tom Fitzgerald
The most ambitious project Hobblebush has ever undertaken, Poor Richard's Lament is "not only a grand and gorgeous novel, it is also, as Fitzgerald's Franklin might put it, a most timely one." So says Michael Zuckerman in his equally timely Foreword. We are more than a little excited to be able to present this "tour de force" to the world.
"A re-imagining of Benjamin Franklin you will not soon forget..." says Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, and Steve Jobs. But this is also more than a re-imagining of Franklin. It is a re-imagining of America itself. Where did the cultural legacy of Ben Franklin go wrong? We come to understand this, even as Franklin himself comes to self-realization in this book, during his 'celestial trial' and during his dramatic reintroduction into 21st century America. At the end, a better country emerges.
"A powerful adventure in reading."
—Tom Gidley, LLD, PhD."A tour de force! PRL should be required reading in every high school and college in the nation."
—Dori Hale, poetFor more information, visit the Poor Richard's Lament web site: www.poorrichardslament.com
About the Author
TOM FITZGERALD led a Huckleberry Finn childhood on the St. Lawrence River before undertaking formal studies in physics, mathematics, law, industrial management, and English. He has served as a door-to-door salesman of home-study courses, a vocational counselor for adults and children with developmental disabilities, a stockbroker, the assistant to the president of a large health-care corporation, a lobbyist, a technical writer, and a corporate manager. In the latter two capacities, his employers have included AT&T Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, NEC, IBM/Lotus Development, and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.
Tom served as a Navy UDT/SEAL during the Viet-
nam era, and has swum several long distances, including across the eastern end of Lake Ontario, a distance greater than the English Channel. Once also an avid runner, Tom ran the Boston Marathon three times before a fall on black ice abruptly ended a life-long addiction to endorphins. He and his wife of 44 years, a marriage and family therapist, have three grown sons and three grandsons. They live in
New England.
He is the author of three works of fiction: Chocolate Charlie (Warner Books, 1974), A Matter of Scents (Pyramid Books, 1974) and Chocolate Charlie Comes Home (Warner Books, 1978), as well as several works of nonfiction.
640 pp, Hardcover
ISBN 978-0-9845921-3-5
Price: $30.00
Publication Date: January 17, 2012
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Saturday, February 11, 2012, 2:00 to 6:00 pm:
New Hampshire Book Launch Bash! At the beautiful home of Matt and Bettina Peyton-Levine, 16 Blood Road, Hollis, New Hampshire. Wine, beer and food! Tom Fitzgerald will introduce, read from, and autograph Poor Richard’s Lament. Call Hobblebush Books at 603-672-4317 for more information or directions, or email hobblebush@charter.net. (Snow date: February 12). Welcome all! Google directions here.