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 Foreword.
"A re-imagining of Benjamin Franklin you will not soon forget. . ." says Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.
Why is there such selfishness, rudeness, and malfeasance in America today? Where did the cultural legacy of Ben Franklin go wrong? We come to understand the underlying cause even as Franklin himself comes to self-realization during his 'celestial trial' and his dramatic reintroduction into 21st century America.
We at Hobblebush are excited to be able to present this "tour de force" to the world.
"A powerful adventure in reading."
—Tom Gidley, LLD, PhD.". . . PRL should be required reading in every high school and college in the nation."
—Dori Hale, poet
For 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. Tom served as a Navy UDT/SEAL during the Vietnam era, and has swum several long distances, including across the eastern end of Lake Ontario, a distance greater than the English Channel. 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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