Hero on Three ContinentsHERO ON THREE CONTINENTS is a chronicle of a century with the protagonist Henry Brown participating in events both cataclysmic and personal, and interfacing with characters both famous and imaginary. From the jazz age of the 1920s to the war-torn 1940s, to the international crises of oil and terrorism in the 70s, this novel makes history intimate, the work of any epic. The world needs a hero, and Henry Brown is such a man. Maitland-Lewis demonstrates the importance of uncompromising research as well as the art of presenting material in a fast-flowing, enjoyable, cant put it down style. |
Contents
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CHAPTER SIX | 64 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 73 |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN | 238 |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | 286 |
CHAPTER SIXTEEN | 303 |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | 313 |
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN | 328 |
CHAPTER NINETEEN | 342 |
CHAPTER TWENTY | 368 |
CHAPTER TWENTYONE | 380 |
CHAPTER EIGHT | 84 |
CHAPTER NINE | 100 |
CHAPTER TEN | 114 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | 132 |
CHAPTER TWELVE | 160 |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | 190 |
CHAPTER TWENTYTWO | 398 |
CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE | 422 |
CHAPTER TWENTYFOUR | 441 |
CHAPTER TWENTYFIVE | 455 |
EPILOGUE | 477 |
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