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The Last Quinn Standing (The Quinn Saga) Kindle Edition

by Thomas E. Simmons (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
A young man journeys from rural Mississippi to the battlefields of WWI to discover his family’s bloody legacy in this sequel to By Accident of Birth.

On May 7, 1915, the passenger ship RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-Boat. Among the many casualties was Beverly Bethany Quinn, an American woman whose entire life was marked by the forces of bloodshed. For Ansel Quinn, the single event holds a grim double meaning. With his beloved aunt gone, he is the last of his family line. And now his country is on the brink of joining the war overseas.

When Ansel discovers his Aunt Bethany’s diary, the shocking revelations within set him on an epic quest for family honor and self-discovery. President Wilson had vowed to keep America out of another war. Ansel had sworn to serve his country. Fate’s cards trumped them all. From the American South to the trenches of Verdun, nothing will ever be the same again.
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  1. Print length
    298 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Open Road Media
  4. Publication date
    November 22, 2022
  5. File size
    3.8 MB
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About the Author


Thomas E. Simmons grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi, and attended Marion Military Institute, the US Naval Academy, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the University of Alabama. He has been a pilot since the age of sixteen and has participated in air shows, flying aerobatics in open-cockpit biplanes. In the late 1950s, Simmons served as an artillery officer in Korea. He is the author of The Man Called Brown Condor, xForgotten Heroes of World War II, Escape from Archangel, and the Quinn Saga. Simmons has also written numerous magazine articles and has been published in The Oxford American.
 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BMX15HXM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media (November 22, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.8 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 298 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Customers appreciate the historical context of the book, with one review noting how it puts a human face on history. The reader appeal is positive, with one customer mentioning it keeps readers enthralled until the last page.

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Customers appreciate the historical context of the book, with one customer noting how it puts a human face on history and provides good examples of the historical setting.

"...This is a well-written historical novel that will keep you enthralled to the last page." Read more

"...history books of World War I and follow Ansel Quinn's riveting revealing story of that era...." Read more

"This second book in the trilogy is well written written with a historical background that makes the reader want to read further...." Read more

"...Well written, the book will entertain readers of all stripes. Excellent book! -George Thatcher" Read more

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"...Well written, the book will entertain readers of all stripes. Excellent book! -George Thatcher" Read more

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    5.0 out of 5 stars War is Hell
    Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2018
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    This is the second installment of the post-war saga of the Quinn family during the Civil War's reconstruction era, up to the beginnings of the First World War. "The Last Quinn Standing" makes us a front-line witness to the killing fields of France, as Germany marched across Europe in WW-I. The story takes us to the American Embassy in Paris where Lt. Ansel Quinn is assigned to provide first-hand observations of the war's progress. America desperately wanted to maintain its neutrality in this bloody war and, hopefully, the protagonists would not notice the important role this young West Point grad was playing. Simmons makes us feel the torment of this young Lieutenant as his loyalty is torn between the Army, the State Department, the desires of the President, not to mention his young wife who he must continue deceive about his duty. Body-count in the battle-scared trenches demonstrated both the need for America to join the allies and served as a reason not to sacrifice American troops. This is a well-written historical novel that will keep you enthralled to the last page.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars The Great War--up close and personal.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2017
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    Throw out the dull history books of World War I and follow Ansel Quinn's riveting revealing story of that era. Readers who followed the Quinn family from the Civil War through several generations in the first book of this soon-to-be trilogy, will recognize this author's incredibly detailed research woven around personal stories of this family. You will live the early battles of The Great War---so often over-shadowed by WW II. The contrasting views of the battlefield from the infantryman's side and then from the general's view are a seldom seen look at the realities of war. Ansel Quinn is sucked into the complex, secretive military politics leading up to America's involvement. His own emotional battles swirling around this war of slaughter lends to history a very personal facet. And did I say research? Do you know how Black Jack Pershing attained the rank of Brigadier General? Or that the composer of Bolero came to the battlefield? Travel from plantations in Mississippi and Cuba to the bloody trenches, to glittering, frightened Paris then turn the last page sadder but wiser and thoroughly entertained.
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  • Lovee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Liked It Better Than The First One
    Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017
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    This second book in the trilogy is well written written with a historical background that makes the reader want to read further. The author has a way of putting a human face on history. However, in this one, the characterization is exceptional. I can't wait to read the third one. What's so amazing is that this isn't even the kind of book I usually read. However, this one reads more like a classic novel than a modern one.
    I gave it five stars, because it gives the reader the sense that the story keeps getting better. Also, the descriptions of the historical setting are good examples to use in English class, not just History. Read the book!
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  • George Thatcher
    5.0 out of 5 stars World War I Novel
    Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2017
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    This is a very entertaining novel,the second of a trilogy about the Quinn family. The setting initially is Paris before the US enters World War I.. Then it moves to England, Washington, DC, the Deep South and Cuba. Well written, the book will entertain readers of all stripes. Excellent book! -George Thatcher
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  • Harry P. Hewes
    4.0 out of 5 stars Plot is good fiction. The setting and events are very historical
    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017
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    Plot is good fiction. The setting and events are very historical. One gets 2 sides. , novel plot and view of history up to U. S. entrance to World War I.
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  • Jeanie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2017
    After reading By Accident of Birth, I was left breathless wanting to find out what happened with Ansel Quinn. It was nagging, continual. Tom Simmons did not disappoint, never has. I have read all his books. Not only did he entertain with every polished word, he taught me history I never knew of. That is a true sign of excellence. The Last Quinn Standing will make you stand an applaud as you turn the last page. The last in the trilogy is rumored to be in the works. I live in anticipation of finding out what the Quinn family will have to endure.
    — CJ Loiacono
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