Susan Buckley

SUSAN BUCKLEY

Susan Buckley is a native of Madison, Wisconsin, very beautiful, but very cold and snowy.

Madison is a college town, so she grew up surrounded by academics, books, learning and research.

Her two favorite subjects were, and are, history and art.

She was fortunate to begin her education with internationally trained, passionate and recognized professors to study with.

With a related arts degree, she spent decades working in the design - build industry, and was again fortunate to work with both national and international leaders in the industry.

Susan is the author of three nonfiction books focused on the relationship between the United States and countries of the middle east.

Her current project is a series of historical fiction, "The Well House Series".

The first book, "Dominion" will be available in October 2020, circumstances permitting.

It is an American Experience view of life from the late nineteenth century to the late 1960's.

It is both educational and entertaining.

The Well House www.anauthortwo.com

For more information check out the book website at www.anauthortwo.com.

t's a fun read with lots of twists and turns set against an accurate historical background.

For a feel of the mood, and a treat of visual content, visit www.Pinterest.com "Well House 1"

Thanks for stopping by, and Good Reading.

PS: If you are a Texan, this book is for you!

Dominion

Book One

The Well House

A Qajar Sha's Wedding Gift, Templar Knight's Treasure, International Intrigue .

The McDougal family's rise to prominence on the South Texas coast is the story of a young Texan's experience working at the first oil strike in the Middle East, to the booming post war growth of the United States in the 1950,'s. Dominion, book one, is a historic journey of the American experience from immigration in the 1800's to the Interstate highway system connecting America, and the role oil played in everyone's life.

TEXAS:

Blood, sweat, land and oil.

From the original "Old Three Hundred" land grants of Moses and Stephen Austin's negotiations to colonize and settle the territory, to a vital new republic, then hard won statehood, Texas and the new "Texans" struggled to tame the land and to use the abundant natural resources that drew them to the region.

Those abundant natural resources, the large land grants, and the opportunity to carve out new lives in the south west territory, demanded commitment, capital investment and courage against insurmountable odds.

The unique, rugged characteristics of these men and women are the stuff legends are created from, and generations later, remain the foundation of today's Texans.

This vast state enjoys an equally grand reputation for stories, tales, legends, and family dynasties.

Oil, and oil stories, big strikes, over night wealth and the "boom and "bust" quality of the business is part of Texas culture.

Who can forget "Dallas", South Fork, and the Ewing family?

We loved to hate scheming, greedy, and flawed JR.

No one enjoys their identity more than a Texan.

And there is no more generous spirit to be found than that of a Texan.

Texans are gracious and hospitable, the door is always open, and sharing food and drink is part of the Texas lifestyle.

Spanning rugged colonial life to the race for space, Texas, and Texans, have taken a lead in American growth and development, from the late nineteenth century to 2021 and beyond..

The Well House series explores history, events, and people shaping Texas through the story of the McDougal family, Scottish immigrants who came to the new Texas as cattle breeders when the Land Clearances of Scotland impacted farmers and crofters who lost their land and their homes in Scotland.

Their story becomes a Texas family mystery.

Book One, " Dominion" is the introduction to the McDougal family and it's rise to wealth, prominence and power, in Texas, and international affairs.

From Southwest Persia, to Southwest Texas, 'Dominion," is set against an historical, global background.

If you enjoy history, accurate, detailed description and dialogue, don't miss this read: "Dominion": From Dominion Book One:

LEAVING ABADAN

Lonnie McDougal was nervous as only a new husband could be.

It was early April 1917.

After nearly twelve years in Persia, Lonnie and his new wife, Cecelia, “Cee-Cee” would be boarding a series of ocean vessels to return to his home, Texas, in the United States.

His new father in law, Robert Christie, worked for the refinery of the Anglo Persian Oil Company, and had helped arrange their transportation on a freighter from the terminal at Abadan, Persia to Liverpool, England.

They needed to be in Liverpool by May 8, to connect with the SS Baltic of the White Line to depart Liverpool on May 9th for the Atlantic crossing to the port of New York.

In New York, they would connect with a steam ship, the Satilla that plied the waters from New York to the Port of Houston, Texas.

Lonnie thought it was an interesting way to spend a honeymoon, he hoped Cee-Cee was a good sailer.

She had arrived in Persia with her father and mother as a child, and was leaving as a married woman.

They had been married in a mixed religious ceremony, their union had been blessed by a Presbyterian missionary, and a Shiite Moslem cleric.

There had been much local rejoicing and feasting, they had received many gift envelopes, local weavers rugs and bags, and cash.

Lonnie was touched by the generosity and good will the community of Abadan had shown them.

Abadan was a company town, it was owned and built by the Anglo Persian Oil Company, a joint operation between the Persian Empire and British investors.

Lonnie had arrived in Persia in 1905 and had signed on with George Reynolds the explorer for the First Exploitation Company, searching for oil in Persia for the D’Arcy oil concession.

Lonnie had worked for George Reynolds for over two years before they struck oil in Masjed Soleyman about 150 miles north west of Abadan in the Zargos Mountains of southwest Persia.

He had helped build the pipeline from the well site to Abadan, then worked on the refinery, the town, and finally worked in the terminal shipping oil.

Lonnie McDougal now knew all he ever would want to know about oil: oil wells, exploration, pipelines, refineries and transport.

He had been there for it all.

It was hard work, and Lonnie had earned his hard-won nest egg of savings he put aside to return to Texas and buy a fishing boat, a shrimp boat to be exact.

That had been his dream; living on the Texas Gulf Coast, owning a shrimp boat, and hopefully a home.

It was a modest, working man’s dream.

Now he had a beautiful wife he adored and his hope of a fishing boat.

Lonnie McDougal considered himself a very lucky man.

From "Dominion", Book One of The Well House Series