The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 5 Star to Deckhand

The Richard Jackson SagaBook 5: Star to DeckhandComing of age stories don’t have to be all teenage angst, they can be fun-filled adventures. With humor, we follow a young man’s coming of age in the late 1950s. Starting in the summer before his freshman year it follows him through high school and beyond. He finds wealth as an inventor and fame in Hollywood as he searches for a girlfriend. Wealth and fame prove far easier than girls.The fifth book, ‘Star to Deckhand,’ has Rick working and living in California. Starring in a new movie has its challenges whilst going on Holidays is a world of its own.As Rick gains skills in his new role as an actor he finds that he can sing, to a point. A dark and dangerous side of the family comes forth when Soviet Agents kidnap his sister. The move into Jackson House has its surprises. While the family flies to England for their Holiday, Rick works his way there as a deckhand on a freighter. Cuba, Argentina, Africa, and England each have their own adventures for our maturing young man.This tongue in cheek saga is all true, give or take a lie or two.

Literature & Fiction

Nelson, Ed

Humor & Satire

Earl E. Nelson dba Eastern Shore Publishing

The Richard Jackson Saga Book 6: Surfing Dude

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

The Richard Jackson Saga: Book 11: Interesting Times

The untimely death of Chairman Mao has set in motion enormous changes in the world. The new Empress of China is a contact of Rick’s, this leads to his involvement in events in China, the Vietnams, and Hong Kong. At the same time, he starts his quest for being the second amateur to complete a Grand Slam in golf.With humor, we follow a young man’s coming of age in the late 1950s. Starting in the summer before his freshman year this series follows the young man through his high school life and beyond. He finds that fame and fortune cannot protect him from everything. He learns that a broken heart hurts. As the old Chinese curse says, “May you live in Interesting Times.”This tongue-in-cheek saga is all true, give or take a lie or two.

Genre Fiction

Rick has two golf tournaments to win on his way to an grand slam. He has to do this while making a movie, recovering from a broken heart, helping seat an Empress in China and keep peace between North and South Vietnam. These are interesting times indeed. With humor, we follow a young man's coming of age in the late 1950s. Starting in the summer before his freshman year this series follows the young man through his high school life and beyond. He finds that fame and fortune cannot protect him from everything.He learns that being sent down from Oxford is not the end of the world. It is also reaffirmed that broken arms and bullet wound hurt.This tongue in cheek saga is all true, give or take a lie or two.

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