by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | American politics, General Motors, Industrialism, United Fruit
In recent posts, we have been exploring the nature of industrialists. Our novel, Swirled All the Way to the Shrub, wrestles with the complex interplay between industrialism and the human beings who live in the world it shapes. Industrialist: “A person who owns...
by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | American politics, Historical Figures, United Fruit
The story arc and the lives of our characters in Swirled All the Way to the Shrubare forcefully impacted by industrialists. Indirectly–we don’t (yet) actually meet any bona fide robber barons in the work. Their circle of influence effects everyone, though....
by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | American politics, Historical Figures, Racial issues
Here, our enigmatic character the Gantseh Macher opens up old wounds in Unctual Natchez, our internally troubled but externally chipper friend of Pinky DeVroom’s: *** But the Gantseh Macher was unperturbed. “You, as your surname suggests, sir, are of Natchez...
by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | American politics, Historical Figures, Novel release
In our previous post, we discovered an extraordinary and meaningful quote on equality from Dr. Alice Hamilton. Her words form an integral part of the fabric of our novel, Swirled All the Way to the Shrub. Now, let’s have a look at another quote from a great...
by Richard Wilson | May 15, 2019 | American politics, Historical Figures, Novel release
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Thus begins the second paragraph of the...
