Gresham Chronicles: Unassailable Commitment

Gresham Chronicles blends obscure historical facts with ancestral lore to deliver a compelling and bewilderingly fast-paced story about family, cultural upheaval, conflicts and the life-altering decisions of two individuals during the latter part of the eighteenth through the middle of the nineteenth century in America.It is a story about an unlikely friendship between two men from divergent backgrounds— one of privilege and one of servitude— and their unwavering commitment to one another regardless of cost. Gresham Chronicles follows the two protagonists, as young boys through adulthood, as they single-handedly strive to achieve their respective life goals.As they become more and more aware of the horrendous inhumanity and biases surrounding them, they struggle to keep their friendship outside the margins of the despicable social constructs of the day and, in the process of doing so their actions forever alter the course of American history.Readers will find themselves continually immersed in situations at one locale, then instantly thrust into a different situation in another part of the world only to learn that the events are inexorably linked to one another. These rapid situational changes further accentuate the fervor, which consumes the characters throughout the book.The story exposes the entanglement of deeply repressed secrets with the harsh realities of the times and how, in a twist of fate, the resolve of these two individuals to achieve their respective goals are supplanted by their prioritization of their best friend’s interests and needs before their own. This unspoken trust and commitment, held so closely between the two main characters, becomes the mortar for an unbreakable bond of friendship that will span more than five decades.Ironically, it is this commitment that brings the relationship to a tragic end, hastening the revelation of an untold destiny. Read more