The Outrageous Views of Professor Fogelman
A Professor Fogelman End Time Mystery
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FOREWORD…
A Word about the State of
On occasion, writers use the phrase “fractured history” describing the process of creating an alternative historical record in the “what if” category. In the case of this first installment of the new Professor Fogelman Series—for that matter, all of the future Fogelman books—I have taken the very real historical record of The State of Jefferson, and I’ve fractured it into sharp, biting shards.
First, the movement really existed—exists in fact. The splitting of the ungovernable State of
The idea wasn’t actually new in 1941. The concept of the State of
the California State Legislature meeting at the time in
Writer Sandy Kleffman, writing in the Contra Costa Times on
It had its heyday in 1941, when residents couldn’t get adequate roads to bring out the rich deposits of copper, chrome and manganese in the area. They noted with disdain that the state
had no trouble finding money for a recreation center in
Fed up, they talked of seceding and forming their own state, naming it after Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of
At one point, gun-toting miners barricaded a highway and secessionists held a torchlight parade through downtown Yreka, inaugurating their own governor.
But just as the movement gained steam and captured national attention, the Japanese bombed
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Vin Smith returns with his most intricately plotted novel yet, introducing a new protagonist in the second installment of the critically acclaimed End Time Mystery Series. This time around The Watcher is monitoring Southern Jefferson University Cosmic Anthropology Professor Linder Fogelman.
Fogelman is obsessed with only two things in life. The first is proving the validity of his theories, widely seen in academe as outlandish. In his heart, he believes that if he can prove that Lemurians are real and have been peacefully watching over mankind for millennia—then the world’s wars would be history.
But his deepest, most persistent obsession is finding his long lost fiancee, Jessie Ernest. She disappeared ten years earlier while exploring
But technology continues to advance. Now Fogelman sets out to search for Jessie using a Cosmic Locator that he developed jointly with his buddy, Baron Lee. He will travel through a Vortex Portal on the sacred
Will his search enable him to reunite with Jessie, his long lost love? If so, it would keep Lindy Fogelman forever away from Becky Tournup, who has worked by his side and secretly loved him for years...
The only thing certain is that Professor Fogelman’s foray into
About the Author
Vin Smith has counseled thousands on the Internet as Dr. Piano, and is the author of some fifteen books. In addition, he is an accomplished singer, pianist and ventriloquist.
Vin broke into broadcasting in 1962, and has interviewed governors, senators, congressmen, sports figures, entertainers and captains of industry in a long and distinguished career as a communicator.
In addition to inventing a breakthrough countrypolitan radio format, he has written over 3000 musical compositions. His writing has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines. Vin was an early advocate of music therapy, and worked with the Washington State Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church to bring music education to the Makah Indian Tribe.
A devout Oxfordian, Mr. Smith lectures yearly on the plays of William Shakespeare. He delivers numerous speeches every year about homelessness, food insecurity and the politics of poverty.