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Title: 2006: The Chautauqua Rising by Jack Cashill ISBN: 0-9672357-1-5 Publisher: Olin Frederick Inc Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Part Grisham, part Orwell, all Cashill!
Comment: What do you get when you cross a Gen-X newspaper-man, a female folk singer, a Seneca Indian, a polish Catholic priest, an Amishman, and an elusive mystery character? Maybe just the great American restoration.
Ripped directly from today's headlines, Jack Cashill gives us a not-so-fictionalized view of the future in 2006: The Chautauqua Rising. Sport utility vehicles have been outlawed, smoking is illegal, and Al Gore is President. Most Americans seem to value their safety more than their freedom.
TJ Conlon, assuming ownership of his father's newspaper chain after an apparent suicide finds himself in the middle of a conflict. The government has passed the Children's Defense Act - a bill mandating schooling with Masters-level state-certified teachers for all children 19 and under. This decision brings together an unlikely collaboration between Chautauqua's Amish community, Seneca Indians, and Catholics.
Part murder mystery, part political thriller, part love story...the novel has something for everyone. By the end you'll be cheering along with the book's heros, "God bless John Freeman!"
Rating: 5
Summary: Chatauqua Rising--individual rights versus group empowerment
Comment: Jack Cashill has crafted an elegantly drawn, eminently readable story of epic proportions. His rich characters are placed within a believable framework which expands current political trends to their frightening conclusions. The moment that you open the book, you are drawn into a puzzling mystery which quickly expands to illustrate the consequences of ignoring current popular beliefs. To wit: SUVs are no longer available, tobacco products are available only with a prescription or from Native Americans, totalitarian programs are framed as being "for the children." Even if you have no interest in politics or trends, the mystery story itself is so well crafted that it will draw you into its intricate, well written structure. Fans of good writing, and those who are politically alert will both appreciate and enjoy this well told tale.
Rating: 1
Summary: Just a note from a Local Yokel
Comment: My feelings for this book are not based solely on the story line. The story itself kept you guessing and you never knew where it was going to end up. If you're into mysteries and like to try to figure out the 'who-dunnit', then you will enjoy this book.
However, if you're also looking at it in order to get a picture of the people who live in this region, then please don't read this book. It is an inaccurate and misrepresentative view. I know this because I am one of the people that he refers to as "rugged, eccentric breed hardened by the isolation of such brutal winters." I travel those very roads that he attempts to take you on, the "unplowed" road is never that. Living in the Snow Belt region of the state makes sure that you're DOT people know how to do their job correctly and efficiently. I also happen to work at the Chautauqua Institution where the "Rising" takes place. Please let me inform you now, we have never and will never have razor wire around our fences. Cashill paints a distorted picture of my corner of the state, along with the people.
"He wondered how they endured." Well, I can tell you that we endure very well. The Amish get along well with their "English" neighbors and in fact do a lot of business outside of their Amish community. They don't call each other by nicknames, such as Strong Samuel. They celebrate the Sabbath once a week, designating a different home each week for their meetings.
There are many other details that he shows his ignorance of the location by inaccurately describing. I would be very surprised if he spent a lot of time in my area doing research for the book. So, if you're going to read it, please remember that it's a work of fiction. If you want to read an excellent book about the Chautauqua Institution, I highly recommend "Three Taps of the Gavel." This will give you the complete history of the Institution along with pictures of the grounds and a better understanding of our area.
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Title: An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror by DAVID FRUM, RICHARD PERLE ISBN: 1400061946 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Third Terrorist : The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing by Jayna Davis ISBN: 0785261036 Publisher: WND Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: A History of the American People by Paul M. Johnson ISBN: 0060930349 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Jericho Sanction: A Novel by Oliver North, Joe Musser ISBN: 0805425519 Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Deliver Us from Evil : Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism by Sean Hannity ISBN: 0060582510 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 17 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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