Schomburgk Line

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An appetite for war begins to spread in the United States. Three decades after the Civil War, many Americans believe that the U.S. should flex her muscles in the world in order to be taken seriously. When a longstanding border dispute between British Guiana and Venezuela re-ignites after the discovery of gold in the region, the U.S. proposes that she mediate the conflict under the moral authority accorded by the Monroe Doctrine. In response, the British refuse to recognize either Venezuelan territorial claims or American arbitration justifications. In the face of this contempt, even the normally non-interventionist President Grover Cleveland gets "mad clean through." Meanwhile, a State Department lawyer has a different opinion. Dustin Boyle carries the physical and psychic wounds from the War Between the States with him every day. A veteran of the Confederate States Army, he is aware of how enthusiasm to teach an adversary a lesson can lead to devastation and carnage. Worse for Dustin, a new war with Great Britain could thwart his own political ambitions inspired by his late father. Seemingly, however, war fever is intensifying in every quarter of Washington, D.C. After 30 years of working his way to his present position, Dustin will not allow his dream to be dashed. Obstacles confront him on every side. The Venezuelan dictator is stoking British anger; an influential group of American politicians works non-stop to fuel public indignation; and, worst of all, Dustin's own boss-the secretary of state-goes out of his way to fan the president's ire over the Venezuelan Boundary Dispute. Suspected of service to the Confederacy well beyond the duties of a horse soldier, Dustin is shunned by his colleagues for fear of political embarrassment. Unknown to Dustin is an effort to blackmail the administration into military action. Desperation growing, Dustin commences on a course of secret diplomacy with the British while he simultaneously plans to circumvent his superiors to gain the president's ear. In pursuing this two-pronged approach, he must exploit an old-if unreliable-friendship and hide his activities from his employers. He soon learns that his strategy is wrought with hazard to his dream, his job and perhaps even his life. All the while, the only threshold separating war and peace is an on-again, off-again demarcation known as the Schombürgk Line. As he executes his plan, Dustin encounters an unlikely ally who discerns another type of warfare at work. Modest of means yet heroic in spirit, she patiently serves him while leading him toward his ultimate purpose. In trying to forget the last war and ward off the next one, he discovers the wreckage of an ongoing war for his soul.
About the Author: JOHN CLIFFORD GREGORY is a New York/New Jersey-based independent writer specializing in agriculture and public policy. He is currently at work on a second novel-set during the administration of Rutherford B. Hayes-and a non-fiction history focusing on American farm policy in the 1960s. In addition, he edits and contributes to non-profit newsletters, and serves as a copywriter for numerous online and print outlets. His widely-read blog, Life, Library and the Pursuit of Temperance, is published several times each week, and reflects on literature, history, culture and politics.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781495400599
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 334
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 448 gr
  • ISBN-10: 149540059X
  • Publisher Date: 31 Jan 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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