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You say you want a Revolution

I have long had a fascination with the American Revolution. When I was eight, I latched onto The Young Rebels, a one-hit-wonder television series that blended The Mod Squad with the War of Independence.

Later, in high school, I dove into the Kent Family Chronicles, an eight-book series by John Jakes that covers the nation's founding and formative years. I got another whiff of history as entertainment.

As an adult, I considered more serious works, like 1776 and John Adams by David McCullough, The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara, and Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson. More recently, I have binge-watched series like Turn: Washington's Spies, Franklin, The Revolution, and Outlander, set in part in the 1770s and 1780s.

So I did not need much prodding to dive into the era. The Patriots, the first book in the Stone Shed trilogy, is my first foray into the American Revolution. Set in Philadelphia in both the present and the past, the novel examines America's first year from the viewpoint of two time travelers.

When their grandfather dies in 2024, Noah (22) and Jake (15) Maclean inherit a house, a mysterious stone shed, and a family secret that dates to the 1740s. The brothers learn they are the keepers of a portal that can send human beings through time. From that point on, life for the orphans is more than a series of questions. It is an opportunity.

With a nervous uncle's blessing, Noah and Jake take a three-month "vacation" to 1776 and the world of Ben Franklin, John Adams, Peggy Shippen, the Continental Congress, and the Declaration of Independence. They see the United States as a fledgling infant.

Then the trip takes a turn. The brothers meet Abigail (20) and Rachel (14) Ward, the lovely, spirited daughters of a Philadelphia furniture maker, and a thrilling adventure becomes a transformative journey.

The Patriots evokes earlier novels. As in The Fire, a stone shed serves as a time portal. As in Class of '59, brothers from one era mingle with sisters from another. As in Hannah's Moon, an aunt and uncle in the present track relatives in the past. War, a theme in ten other works, serves as a backdrop that influences almost every decision.

Even so, this book blazes its own trail. It delves more into the human aspects of time travel than the scientific aspects. It explores the what ifs, the whys, and the how comes. It tests the heart, mind, and soul.

At 155,000 words, The Patriots, my twenty-fourth novel, is my largest and most ambitious work to date. Available in Kindle format, it goes on sale today at Amazon.com and its international marketplaces.

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REVIEW:

THE PATRIOT (Stone Shed Trilogy 1) by John A Heldt at The Reading Cafe:

'The premise is intriguing and entertaining;the characters are charismatic and charming'

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Sujeto que por celos mató a otro hombre en San Javier es condenado a 20 años de cárcel

#SANJAVIER: Un violento homicidio ocurrió el 4 de enero del año 2023 al interior de un domicilio de la población San Sebastián, ubicado en el sector Bobadilla, en la comuna de San Javier. Ese día, Carlos Alexis Heldt Valenzuela atacó a John Eduardo Olave González en más de 32 ocasiones con un arma blanca, falleciendo de forma inmediata. Continue reading Sujeto que por celos mató a otro hombre en…

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John Heldt - The Refuge

John Heldt – The Refuge

Available May 26th, 2021 “The Refuge” by John Heldt The Lane’s, Barely escaping,, now to end this,, arrive in , Hawaii, just before the, Japanese, BOMB the island! Summary 1927 2022 1927 1941 1927 As we all know from the previous book “Sea Spray”; Silas Bain caught up to Laura, Jessie, Jordan, and Ted, Laura’s fiance, in East Hampton, New York 1927. After a gun battle that resulted in Ted…

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September Sky by John A. Heldt

September Sky by John A. Heldt

September Sky (American Journey Book One) by John A. Heldt, 585 pages, January 1st, 2015, Genre: Time Travel/Historical Romance/Victorian. Warning: May Contain Spoilers. by Leigh Holland September Sky is a novel combining elements of mystery, adventure, romance, time travel, and the historical American Victorian era all in one book. It’s hard to pin a genre down for this book and John A. Heldt…

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Mercer Street #bookreview @johnheldt

Mercer Street #bookreview @johnheldt

Title: Mercer Street Author: John A. Heldt Print Length: 431 Publication Date: October 21, 2015 Sold by Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English Formats:  Kindle, audiobook Goodreads Genres: Historical Fiction, Romance Mercer Street is the second book of John A, Heldt’s American Journey five-part series. Like the rest of the books, it’s not required to be read in order. I started off with…

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Review Time... Indiana Belle

Review Time: #IndianaBelle #JohnAHeldt Take another journey with Neko through time!

Another Review Request! Another Time Travel Romance! Another another another! I just finished Indiana Belle, another great story by Heldt in his American Journey Series. Keeping reading to find out more! And as always this was provided to me in exchange for an honest review. (more…)

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Recursive References and In-Universe Instances of the Imperial March

Presentation by: Frank Lehman and Samantha Tripp  Music and the Moving Image Conference  April 28, 2022 

Abstract: 

Allowing a non-diegetic theme to slip into the realm of source music is nothing new: ever since Siegfried tooted his own horn(motif), composers of narrative multimedia have found ways for underscore to peek into the diegetic world. But while such moments of diegeticization provide yet another example of the eminently-permeable “fantastical gap,” their ramifications often run deeper than a blurring of narrational levels (Stilwell 2004, Heldt 2013). Because when fictional characters hear their own music, it can provoke a rehearing for the audience. Indeed, the recontextualized “source” of such underscore-as-source-music may turn out to reside as much in nonfictional reality as some fictional diegesis. 

This presentation explores the implications of rehearing an iconic theme—John Williams’ “Imperial March”—through two in-universe instances: David Glen Russell’s “Empire Day” from Rebels (2014), and John Powell’s “Empire Recruitment” from Solo (2018). These cues both reimagine the minor-mode leitmotif as major-mode musical propaganda. Through close analysis, we demonstrate two contrasting approaches to diegeticization: parodic hyper-chromaticization of the theme’s non-functional tonality in Rebels’ ceremonial parade; and nostalgic diatonic hyper-correction for Solo’s military-recruitment ad. By cannily channeling the nobilmente style of Elgar/Walton, these cues resurface a subtextual “source” of Williams’s theme—Edwardian Pax-Britannica style nationalism—and with it the complex relation of imperial-versus-revolutionary politics in Star Wars generally (Buhler 2002, Lerner 2004). We conclude by situating the “Imperial March” at one further level of remove: out of the meticulously controlled diegetic canon of Disney-era Star Wars and into the real world of contemporary protest music. 

Frank Lehman:  Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLwc...  Website: https://franklehman.com/

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Nonfiction Book Rec List

@faiahae -- this is a not entirely complete list of my research for Ghost Stories On Route 66. ^_^

The Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters by O no Yasumaru and translated by Gustav Heldt

There are less expensive versions of The Kojiki available on Amazon, but I adore this one for its preservation of the poetry of the original language, translated with a literary eye.

A Year In the Life of A Shinto Shrine by John K Nelson

A scholarly but still accessible to the layperson book that follows the year-long cycle of festivals, rites, and observances at Suwa, in Nagasaki. Thorough and comprehensive discussion of Shinto and its ongoing place in modern Japanese culture and life.

Shinto: The Kami Way by Sokyo Ono

A scholarly treatise on Shinto that focuses more on its socially unifying aspects and place in Japanese culture.

Shinto: A Celebration of Life by Aidan Rankin

A scholarly treatise on Shinto that focuses more on its spiritual and philosophical aspects. Not available in e-book form.

Japanese Shamanism: Trance and Possession by Daniele Ricci

A scholarly treatise examining the role of altered states of mind and spirit possession/control in Japanese shamanism.

The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices In Japan by Carmen Blacker

Extremely comprehensive scholarly treatise on Shinto and shamanism in Japan. Only rentable in e-book form and hellaciously expensive otherwise, but also one of the few completely thorough ethnographic examinations of this topic available in English period.

Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Navajo by Charles River Editors

A fairly comprehensive overview of Navajo history and culture, highly accessible.

Dine Bahane: The Navajo Creation Story by Paul G. Zolbrod

A translation of the Navajo creation epic, with a particular eye to maintaining the poetic forms found in orally transmitted history. Extremely detailed and comprehensive forward and end notes.

Dineji Na Nitin by Robert S. McPherson

An extremely thorough and accessible introduction of Navajo culture, values, and religious concepts, how they persist and how they have changed over the centuries.

Monsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherworldly Bigfoots, Wolfmen, Portals, Phantoms and Odd Phenomena and American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings In America by Linda S. Godfrey

A pair of interesting and informative beginner’s guides to cryptozoology and weird phenomena, focused primarily on the United States.

On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears by Stephen T. Asma

Comprehensive and entertaining, on monsters and fear and their place in human culture and psychology.

Phenomena: The Secret History of the US Government Investigation Into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis by Annie Jacobsen

An intriguing but controversial look at the equally interesting and controversial official US governmental investigation into applied psychic phenomena and associated research.

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Book Review for "The Fountain" by John A. Heldt.

Be sure to pick up your copies and prepare for history to come alive but include a box of tissues when you sit down. I must a cried a mountain of tears for the difficulties of his characters but loved every minute of them. “The Fountain,” book one in the new Second Chance series by John Heldt, is available now!

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September Sky by John A. Heldt

September Sky (American Journey Book One) by John A. Heldt, 585 pages, January 1st, 2015, Genre: Time Travel/Historical Romance/Victorian. Warning: May Contain Spoilers. by Leigh Holland September Sky is a novel combining elements of mystery, adventure, romance, time travel, and the historical American Victorian era all in one book. It’s hard to pin a genre down for this book and John A. Heldt…

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September Sky #BookReview

Title: September Sky Author: John Heldt File Size: 1032KB Print Length: 363 Publication Date: January 1, 2016 Sold by Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English Formats:  Kindle Goodreads Genres: Historical Fiction, Romance September Sky begins the American Journey series with Chuck Townsend, an unemployed San Francisco reporter, and his college-dropout son, Justin. During a cruise, they…

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Looking for descendants of William Sydenham Ebden (1887-1951)

Looking for descendants of William Sydenham Ebden,Resident Councillor of Malacca,Malaysia from(20 Oct.1939-1941)..He was born 1887 in Kirkee,India.His parents was Edward James Ebden & Mary Ann Bullock.He was educated in Clifton College and later in Gonville & Caius College.His career:-

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> WW1 Service 1915-19 as 2nd Lt Shropshire Light Infantry. Wounded and POW Thessalonika. Attached to Colonial Secretary's Office 1924.

> Registrar of Supreme Court,Johor and First Magistrate of Johor Bharu in 1925,Assistant Adviser of Segamat,Johor in 1926,Assistant Treasurer of Penang in 1928,District Officer of Upper Perak in 1930,Commissioner of Lands,Straits Settlements in 1932-1935 & Interned Changi,Singapore in 1941-1946.He married to Nancy Claire Marshall 1918 in Dulwich Village,England.He died in 1951,Castletown.Their issue:-

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> i)Stella Ruth Ebden(1921-?)married Kenneth Hardaker.Her issue:-

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> ai)Helen Blanche Hardaker born in 1948.She married David John Mabberley.Her issue:-

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> bi)Laura Sophie Helen Mabberley.

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> bii)Marcus Rupert David Mabberley.

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> aii)Ingrid Anne Hardaker born in 1947.She married Jurgen Franz Johannes Heldt.Her issue:-

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> bi)Imogen Amelie Heldt.

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> bii)Miranda Natalie Heldt.

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> ii)William Maitland Ebden born in 1923.He married June Iris Merivale.His issue:-

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> ai)William Nicholas Collett Ebden (1953-1972).

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> aii)Edward Anthony Maitland Ebden(1955-?)married Janet E McWhir.His issue:-

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> bi)Thomas Louis W Ebden born in 2004.

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> iii)Una Nancy Ebden born in 1925.She married John Harry Forrester.

My email - winsonsaw20032000@yahoo.com