Potassett

About the Book

Rudi Jenkins is a young man of Native American descent. At the bedside of his dying father in a local hospice, he realizes he is looking at a stranger and asks himself, "Who is this man?"

Through Smiley Jenkins´ final words and the family´s coming to terms with his life and demise, a history of the trials and tribulations of the Potassett tribe - a Connecticut branch of the Pequots - unfolds from the genocide at Mystic in colonial times to the present world of casino gambling. Smiley´s wife Martha, his two sisters, Uncle Bumps and Iris, an engaging young anthropologist from Columbia University, along with a host of local characters all contribute to unraveling the mystery of Blood Creek. Potassett is a saga of greed, love, hate and the role of culture and environment in fulfilling human needs.

About the Author

Charles Young was born in New Britain, Connecticut. During WWII he served with the U.S. Marines on Okinawa. Later he studied at Central Connecticut, Columbia and Yale Universities. In 1967 he moved to Greece where he taught at Athens College and at the Maritime Academy on the Island of Hydra. He has three grown children. He and his wife divide their time between their homes on Hydra and Madison, Connecticut. Other books include The Last Man on Earth and Luck of the Draw.