Hank Fisher

Broschiertes Buch

Presumption

Beschreibung

Presumption is an unorthodox "Wild West" romantic tale that primarily takes place in the Denver area between 1883-1888. Darik Jacoby, the protagonist, is a young ranch hand at Eagle Trail Ranch located a few miles south of Denver, but just as important as his life as a free-spirited cowboy is that at age thirteen Darik emigrated by himself to America from the farmlands of Romania, settling down at Eagle Trail Ranch near Denver at the time the Colorado gold rush began in 1859. Among the attributes that differentiate Darik from stereotypical cowboys portrayed in Western-oriented literature and cinema is that he's an accomplished artist, a master wood-carver who creates magical birdhouses handcrafted from solid blocks of wood; a young man with a quasi-mystical connection to trees and nature in general. Darik's tale is a candid, sometimes raw romance adventure involving a young man coming to terms with his own existence by gaining varying degrees of understanding about his various sexual encounters; a love at first sight event he experiences in a sunflower field that is followed shortly thereafter by a major tragedy; and his seemingly endless self-searching that leads him eventually to realizations about his meandering journey into adulthood. Although not the major component of the story, this novel incorporates a realistic look at racism and bigotry against the Chinese who were living and working in Denver. At that at a time, Darik finally comes to terms with the inexplicable loss of several loved ones that create emotional potholes that have earmarked his life.

Autor

Hank Fisher traces his Colorado roots to the arrival of his Russian great-grandparents in America, where they eventually helped establish the Colorado settlement of Montrose on the state's Western Slope just prior to the town's legal formation in 1882. His family's Colorado legacy is directly linked to the agriculture industry as farmers, ranchers, stockyards management, and meat packing-- the industry in which Hank grew up and later worked with his father and brother as co-owners of a successful Denver-based packing house.Hank has explored a variety of writing genres, including business journalism, marketing and advertising, strategic brand development, essays, poetry, lyrics, and fiction. This exposure to multiple styles has helped shape his love for storytelling and fuels the colorful, highly descriptive narratives incorporating urban and nature-based metaphors and symbolism intertwined in his writing. Hank earned his degree in Sociology at the University of Colorado where he specialized in Collective Behavior and Inter-Group Relations, which led to in-depth studies about the development and behavior of cults. He credits the cultivation of his serious love for wordplay during his college years to a class in Greek Mythology in 1969 taught by the renowned mythologist Hazel Barnes; a poetry workshop taught by celebrated poet, Reginald Saner; and a solid year in a fiction writing workshop under the tutelage of noted author Jose Antonio Villarreal. Hank is the proud father of two adult children, David and Rachel. He currently resides walking distance from Bear Creek, a few miles east of the foothills, with the love of his life, the internationally acclaimed author and storyteller, Dr. Anita Johnston. The author can be reached at [e-mail].

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Realization Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9781944662707
• ISBN-10: 1944662707
• Artikelnr.: 63054167