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Brenten Justin was just a young lad living in southeast Florida when his parents were drowned in a hurricane. Upon their deaths, his only sister, Melanie, and her new husband, Mark Carson, adopted Brenten. After struggling for a few years, Mark got a job as a deck hand aboard the Virginius that was running guns and supplies to the insurgents in Cuba. The Spanish navy captured the ship and all those aboard were hanged. A few years later, Melanie died, as well, of heartbreak.Brenten swears revenge against Spain, and when old enough, works his way to Cuba and joins the rebel forces. He soon finds that vengeance offers little reward, and helping to alleviate the suffering of a whole people brings much greater satisfaction. Thus he decides to devote his considerable energies and talents to the cause of ridding Cuba of a cruel and unjust Spanish tyranny.
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Melvin Weaver was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, the son of a pioneer south Florida family. He was educated in the local public school system and graduated from the University of Florida. The Weaver family owned and operated dairy farms and golf courses in Florida and the Bahamas.
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. About the Author Melvin Weaver was born in Boynton Beach Florida the fourth son of a pioneer southeast Florida family He was educated in the local public school system and attended the University of Florida where he received a Bachlor of Science in Agriculture degree Upon completing his studies he entered the dairy farming business and eventually along with his brothers and sister operated farms in Palm Beach County Florida and Nassau Bahamas In 1970 the Weaver Development Corporation purchased Cypress Creek Country Club a golf coursesubdivision located in Palm Beach County and Melvin Weaver was appointed to the office of President of the Corporation and General Manager of the golf course He remained at those duties until he retired in 1998 Mr Weaver is married and the father of four children three daughters and a son He is also the grandfather of seven five boys and two girls Product Description Brenten Justin was just a young lad living in southeast Florida when his parents were drowned in a hurricane Upon their deaths his only sister Melanie and her new husband Mark Carson adopted Brenten After struggling for a few years Mark got a job as a deck hand aboard the Virginius that was running guns and supplies to the insurgents in Cuba The Spanish navy captured the ship and all those aboard were hanged A few years later Melanie died as well of heartbreakBrenten swears revenge against Spain and when old enough works his way to Cuba and joins the rebel forces He soon finds that vengeance offers little reward and helping to alleviate the suffering of a whole people brings much greater satisfaction Thus he decides to devote his considerable energies and talents to the cause of ridding Cuba of a cruel and unjust Spanish tyranny Excerpt Reprinted by permission All rights reserved PROLOGUE The American frontier is gone There is no more The colonization of the west to a great degree is what gave us our character strength and coarseness combined with inquisitiveness and acqute awareness We were a restless people with an abundant amount of nervous energy eager to get the job done regardless of the hardships encountered or in many cases overly concerned by the consequences of our actions The exuberance that freedon brings the buoyance that dominant individualism this we learned during our march westward What shall we do now Do we strike out from our shores and look elsewhere beyond the continental United States for ourmanifest destinythe right to expand This was the mood of the American people the questions they asked themselves The answers came from the press and the many politicians In New England Senator Henry Cabot Lodge warned in a speech that America would be wise to enter the race for its share of the Waste Places of the Earth The sun was high but almost unseen by the struggling band of men who moved slowly through the chlorophylic halflight of the sullen almost impregnable beauty of the jungle The call of the tropical cuckoo answered by the cooing of the wooddoves made strange unfamiliar noises to Brentens ears The noises should have been strange if not unfamiliar to Juan Gomez and his men as well for they were not the cries of birds but the signals of menSpanish snipers perched high in trees hidden from view Suddenly the terrifying sound of a Mauser bullet came winging through leaves and bushes rising to a shrill cresendo then sinking with a moan followed by a loud chug when it hit human flesh Brenten wideeyed saw the skull of the man three feet in front of his explode with a force that spewed brain and bone on his face and chest Its her His mind reeled confused The same face as in the dream Bur was it a dream How could it have been Surely not Or is this heaven Gently he moved his head forward until their lips touched hers soft and yielding parted in sleep Reluctantly he separated from her. Seller Inventory # DADAX0595010776
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