Jan David Blais

Jan David Blais is an American author, lawyer and aviation expert. His airline novel FLIGHT PATH is available in hardcover, paperback and Kindle versions. His monumental historical novel TWENTIETH CENTURY LIMITED, is also available in paperback and Kindle.

TWENTIETH CENTURY LIMITED is the story of disabled Vietnam vet Paul Bernard, who returns from the war to become an award-winning journalist and television newsman. Known for holding a mirror to American society and long critical of the radical right, after 9-11 Bernard attacks the Bush administration for letting Osama bin Laden escape and leading the nation into a disastrous war. On assignment in Iraq, Bernard is killed under suspicious circumstances. Interwoven with the account of his life is an interview of his mentor, Professor Augustus F.X. Flynn, by a magazine writer profiling him. Frustrated by Washington’s inaction, the two set out to find the truth about the killing.

Book One tells of Paul Bernard’s coming of age, his Canadian immigrant roots, the patriotic and religious intensity of the early years. Then through the devastation of Vietnam to recovery and return, immersion in the New York newspaper scene, his family life. By now an oil expert and critic of America’s Middle East dependency, Bernard’s experiences as a correspondent in Paris and Moscow are related in Book Two, his coverage of the great year 1989 in Europe, the Gulf War. His move to television news is marked by growing clashes with the radical right, culminating in his controversial stance against the Iraq War and the dramatic final events of the story.

Blais is a native of Providence, Rhode Island. An aviation expert, he consults with airlines, airports and other aviation organizations. He has degrees from Holy Cross, Harvard's Kennedy School and Law School, and did graduate work at U.C. Berkeley. He lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is married and has two grown children.

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