A Partial Sun
The Tinsmith's Apprentice Series
by Lawrence Reid Bechtel
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Pub Date Oct 01 2019 | Archive Date Aug 31 2022
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This book is also available in eBook #9781945448409 $7..99
Advance Praise
“Isaac’s adventures and misadventures highlight the complexities and nuances of slavery, even in the North. Bechtel’s deep research brings gravity and authenticity to that twisted American social culture. Isaac’s harrowing adventures on his trip to Philadelphia are worth the price of the book. I was truly sorry to find myself at the end of Isaac’s journey, and I welcome the author’s promise of a sequel.” - Rod Barfield, author America’s Forgotten Caste Thomas Day, Free Black Cabinetmaker
“[The author does] a wonderful job shaping Isaac’s character and sculpturing a plot that’s thoroughly engaging. [His] characters, good and bad, are all convincing, and the atmosphere and setting feels vivid and realistic.” - Ed Falco, Professor English Department MFA Creative Writing Program Virginia Tech
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781945448393 |
| PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 398 |
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Featured Reviews
Paul V, Reviewer
A mostly engaging novel set in the 1800s. A good range of interesting characters have good dialogs in an entertaining story.
I really appreciate the advanced copy for review!!.
Heather B, Reviewer
A Partial Sun is a interesting and well written book. The characters are well developed and the storyline is unique.
Len J, Reviewer
A Partial Sun is the first installment of The Tinsmith’s Apprentice Series, which is the fictional story of Isaac Granger Jefferson, a slave of Thomas Jefferson. Sixteen year old Isaac is sent to Philadelphia in 1791, where Jefferson is serving as Washington’s Secretary of State, to apprentice as a tinsmith.
The novel is the recollection of Isaac, fifty years later, telling his story to Reverend Campbell, a clergyman and aspiring historian.
This is impressive work. It will obviously appeal to early American history buffs – Bechtel does a masterful job of describing 18th century Monticello, Philadelphia and the intricacies of tinsmithing – but it is much more than an historical travelogue. The real Isaac Granger wrote a memoir and there is abundance of history on all aspects of Thomas Jefferson. Bechtel, mining the historical documents, has imagined a compelling, story that was engrossing from beginning to end.
It is not hagiography, nor is it revisionist history. To me, it felt honest and real. I look forward to the next installment.
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