DUNCAN'S YANKEE - VOLUME 2 OF THE MATHEW DUNCAN TRILOGY Marshal Mathew Duncan set a legendary high watermark for himself when he took on the Atlanta bank robbers in the bend of the river. Few could have done what he did with trained, seasoned gunmen, let alone with a young boy, a woman, a drunk, and a one-eyed old Mexican War veteran. Marshal Duncan enforced the law with equality to all, keeping the Federal troops at bay in Campbellton, while they patrolled and remained active in the surrounding towns during the Reconstruction Era of the South. In his alone time, his love and thoughts of Maybell still linger, as he continues to grieve for her. Young Jody is away at boarding school in Newnan, where he will hopefully heal from the bloody defense of the murdered Constable Ruben Bullard. Duncan misses his son terribly. Margaret Selman shares the marshal's life, in good times and bad. A failed appointment, a missed train, and a telegraph runner change the marshal's life. The exploits of the Campbellton Marshal reach the telegraph wires of the New York Associated Press and are published in many newspapers. Bartholomew Wallace Hopkins of the Harper's Weekly Journal of Civilization discovers the stories and hopes to advance his newspaper career by covering this Southern marshal. The energetic reporter gets his chance. Hopkins learns that Southern folks are not as backward as many believe. He shares their hospitality and experiences life-changing adventures. The assignment makes him a local celebrity on the streets of New York City.
About the Author: ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sidney A. Brown is a native of East Point, Georgia. He lays claim to the rural South Fulton County community of Stonewall, where he spent the most cherished days of his childhood. Stonewall was originally in Campbell County, until 1931 when it merged into Fulton County. In earlier times, Stonewall was referred to as Monk. The author was influenced greatly by his grandparents, who were settlers of the once thriving community. These multi-talented people -- layman lawyer, photographer, farmer, carpenters, auto-mechanic; homemakers who baked, canned, and quilted -- were vivid storytellers, who nourished the young author's creativity. He was well traveled in his youth, covering most of the fifty states, with an emphasis on historical sites. The excitement of the nearby railroads drew him into hours of wandering and waiting on the steam locomotives to make their run. The now vanished Campbellton Ferry transported his Grandfather's 1932 Ford pick-up truck and the author across the Chattahoochee River many times. The author's first manuscript was submitted to a major TV and movie company in the early 1970's, only to be rejected on the basis of being "too episodic". This was a term he would grow to live his life by, one adventure after another. Sidney Brown has a vast background in historical related fields. He was a curator in an 1850 living history museum village, where he performed blacksmithing, leatherworking, woodworking, open hearth cooking demonstrations, and conducted muzzle loading weapon exhibitions. He is a past commander of a chapter of the national organization, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and a member since 1978. The author was a living history impressionist as a Southeastern Colonial Frontiersman, an active participant in Civil War re-enactments for many years, and finally a cowboy action shooter. In all these living history fields, his specific interest was in the civilian impression. Sidney Brown was a mechanical designer for twenty-five years and retired from law enforcement after fifteen years. Duncan's Yankee, his second novel, is Volume 2 of the Mathew Duncan Trilogy. Volume 3, Duncan's Justice, will be coming later in 2014.