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Andreas: the Scribe.


Andreas: The Scribe

Gerald McDaniel

VanMeter Publishing

PO Box 1268, Jeffersonville, Indiana Jeffersonville (IPA: [ˈdʒɛ.fɚ.sənˌvɪl]) is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to as the abbreviated name Jeff.  47131

0967366747 $14.95 www.vanmeterpublishing.com

Andreas: The Scribe 1865 is a novel set during the close of the American Civil War American Civil War
 or Civil War or War Between the States

(1861–65) Conflict between the U.S. federal government and 11 Southern states that fought to secede from the Union.
. A young man haunted by horrific memories of battle burns with the desire to write serious pieces for a newspaper, yet is relegated to simply reporting funerals and weddings. His idealism brings him in head-to-head clashes with a publisher who cares only about money, and his love for a beautiful woman only drives home that he cannot pursue a shared life with her unless he is willing to give up his dreams. His own blindness and quandary force him to desperate measures, and he must decide how and to what he must commit himself in the odyssey of his life. A profound saga of personal motives resonating res·o·nate  
v. res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing, res·o·nates

v.intr.
1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects.

2.
 with the desire to express oneself and dedicate ded·i·cate  
tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates
1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

2.
 one's life to a higher purpose.
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