The Sailor

About the Book

Revisit the later 1700's and the early 1800's to witness a story of a man who, From a pleasant and comfortable life, is thrown into a seemingly hopeless State. Authored by Jack Lurlyn Walters, The Sailor: A Novel of History and Adventure is a story of trials and tribulations, hope and victory.

A picture of the book was on the left side of this Review, this review is a orginal written by your people Using historical events a backdrop for this adventure thriller, The Sailor please use this, it would be in your archive. I hope is the story of Jason Ashby-a young man loved and protected by his family on their farm estate but suddenly thrust into the world, facing adversaries who seek power that threaten all humans societies. Jason survives a shipwreck, desert treks, battles of war, and diseases by using his wits and allowing goodness to conquer evil, soon, his integrity brings him to a triumphant end, where all his struggles are put to rest. How he comes out victorious from the pitfalls of a terrible fate awaits the reader.

With goodness as the underlying concept, The sailor shows how even the Most tragic situations can be surpassed through faith and strong will. This Book brings inspiration to all men and women of today, albeit set in a period Longs ago.

About the Author

He was born in Benton, Kansas, and grew up as a small-town boy in Yates Center, Kansas. To start his dream of adventure, he entered into the United States Navy at seventeen years of age and served one year in the Pacific at the end of World War II. He was stationed aboard LST 247 and, at the age of eighteen, received a honorable discharge. His father, who was a telegraph operator, taught him telegraphy as a teenager. After leaving the navy, he went to business college in Kansas City, Missouri, and after graduating became a railroad telegraph operator with the Missouri Pacific R. R. Co. until technology phased out the operators. He worked for Boeing Aircraft Company for several years and later went to Los Alamos, New Mexico, as security for the Atomic Energy Commission. He finished the last twenty-five years of his working career with the United States Customs Service in San Ysidro, California. He has been married over fifty years to his devoted wife, Shirley; and they raised four children, three daughters, and a son. He was an avid skier and still is active on the tennis courts, challenging his tennis buddies. He loves to travel and read and still dreams of adventures. He is active in the church and provides leadership for the senior members of the congregation. He adores his eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren and spends as much time with them as possible.