A Dream of Daring
by Gen LaGreca
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Pub Date Feb 12 2013 | Archive Date Jul 03 2013
Winged Victory Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Members' Titles
Description
A thought-provoking novel of the Old South. Recommended by Booklist.
When a visionary inventor threatens the entrenched powers of antebellum Louisiana, the result is murder.
Tom Edmunton, the science-minded son of a planter, designs a prototype tractor, foreseeing an age of mechanized farming that will replace the slave system. But his big ideas about uprooting their world rile the town’s planters.
As Tom hears the call of the new age, he also feels the pull of two women. Rachel, a senator’s daughter, loves him; but will she take his side when the town rebukes him? Solo, a feisty mulatto slave, despises him, along with all masters. Rachel is free, but is her spirit chained? Solo is chained, but is her spirit free?
Tensions between Tom and the planters mount, and his invention is stolen. “Then a shocking murder sets into motion inextricably linked events and revelations that will change life as they know it for Tom, Rachel, and Solo.” (Booklist)
Set at a crossroads of history, with an old epoch tumbling and the modern age about to arrive, A Dream of Daring is an especially timely story for 2013, the 150th anniversary year of the Emancipation Proclamation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chicago novelist Genevieve (Gen) LaGreca has a master’s degree from Columbia University. Aside from fiction, she also writes social commentary. Her articles have appeared in Forbes, The Orange County Register, Daily Caller, Real Clear Markets, Gainesville Sun, Mises Daily, and other publications.
Awards for Gen’s first novel, Noble Vision:
ForeWord Magazine, Book of the Year
Finalist in General Fiction
Writer’s Digest 13th Annual International Book Awards
Honorable Mention in Mainstream Fiction
Midwest Book Awards
Finalist in General Fiction
Illinois Women’s Press Association
Second Place in Fiction Contest
Contact Gen at genlagreca@hotmail.com
Follow her on:
www.facebook.com/genlagreca
www.twitter.com/genlagreca
When a visionary inventor threatens the entrenched powers of antebellum Louisiana, the result is murder.
Tom Edmunton, the science-minded son of a planter, designs a prototype tractor, foreseeing an age of mechanized farming that will replace the slave system. But his big ideas about uprooting their world rile the town’s planters.
As Tom hears the call of the new age, he also feels the pull of two women. Rachel, a senator’s daughter, loves him; but will she take his side when the town rebukes him? Solo, a feisty mulatto slave, despises him, along with all masters. Rachel is free, but is her spirit chained? Solo is chained, but is her spirit free?
Tensions between Tom and the planters mount, and his invention is stolen. “Then a shocking murder sets into motion inextricably linked events and revelations that will change life as they know it for Tom, Rachel, and Solo.” (Booklist)
Set at a crossroads of history, with an old epoch tumbling and the modern age about to arrive, A Dream of Daring is an especially timely story for 2013, the 150th anniversary year of the Emancipation Proclamation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chicago novelist Genevieve (Gen) LaGreca has a master’s degree from Columbia University. Aside from fiction, she also writes social commentary. Her articles have appeared in Forbes, The Orange County Register, Daily Caller, Real Clear Markets, Gainesville Sun, Mises Daily, and other publications.
Awards for Gen’s first novel, Noble Vision:
ForeWord Magazine, Book of the Year
Finalist in General Fiction
Writer’s Digest 13th Annual International Book Awards
Honorable Mention in Mainstream Fiction
Midwest Book Awards
Finalist in General Fiction
Illinois Women’s Press Association
Second Place in Fiction Contest
Contact Gen at genlagreca@hotmail.com
Follow her on:
www.facebook.com/genlagreca
www.twitter.com/genlagreca
A Note From the Publisher
Also available in e-book.
Also available in e-book.
Advance Praise
“Grab your seat for a tumbling ride back to the high-stakes, hoop-flying, tumultuous time when cotton was king. Gen LaGreca takes you for a jaunt in her carriage through fields of fragrant words, luscious descriptions, and panoramic views. Hang on as the road gets bumpy, with zesty characters stirring up the dirt and sudden plot twists swerving you onto uncharted paths. Wait, the hooves have left the ground and you’re airborne till the end. You’ll come back excited, enchanted, and enlightened.”
—Barry Farber, host of The Barry Farber Show and author of Cocktails with Molotov
“I thoroughly enjoyed the plot twists and turns, the passionate inter-racial romance, the delicious rebellion against convention, and the challenge to subjugation of all kinds.”
—Marsha Familaro Enright, President, Reason, Individualism and Freedom Institute
“This is a heroic and inspiring novel that’s also packed with rich insights, lessons—and warnings—for today. . . .”
—John Blundell, author of Ladies for Liberty: Women Who Made a Difference in American History
—Barry Farber, host of The Barry Farber Show and author of Cocktails with Molotov
“I thoroughly enjoyed the plot twists and turns, the passionate inter-racial romance, the delicious rebellion against convention, and the challenge to subjugation of all kinds.”
—Marsha Familaro Enright, President, Reason, Individualism and Freedom Institute
“This is a heroic and inspiring novel that’s also packed with rich insights, lessons—and warnings—for today. . . .”
—John Blundell, author of Ladies for Liberty: Women Who Made a Difference in American History
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Contests
Author’s platform as a commentator
Goodreads Giveaways
LibraryThing Early Reviewers Member Giveaway
Social media
Contests
Author’s platform as a commentator
