I am proud of the country I was born to and within which I live but how this country came to be is generally presented in our schools in a manner that is as boring and un-entertaining as possible. I believe if there was more entertainment involved more people would know the history and the value of that history and the county’s presence. As a result, I wright what I call “enlightening entertainment”. More people would understand the development, exploration and discoveries of North America if they understood the contributions of the Hudson’s Bay Company, the North West Company and the American Fur Company. However, because today’s entertainment is often focused on areas or events that were inconsequential or perhaps didn’t happen, then that becomes what many understand and believe and then make decisions in their own life that put them on the wrong path.

I can’t say that any one story is the most important part of any legacy that I might leave. I can say that there is at least something, and sometimes more than one thing, that is an important part of what I’m trying to present. Important aspects of all stories, once combined, can explain what I am about. For example, the financial success of “Hank James” (as portrayed in “The Great Liquor War” and “Homesteader: Finding Sharon”) can be explained by his hard work, empathy, concern for others, tenacity, luck, refusal to stop moving and recognition of resources available. We also learn that there are good and bad everywhere, that some impediments to your development can open doors in other areas. The reader is also able to see that the greatest heroes of the past where not every day and always heroes but sometimes made serious mistakes. The Good is not always good nor is the Bad always bad.