Author’s Note
The American Old West was a dangerous place, overrun with lawlessness, which is reflected in this story, the darkest of the trilogy. But it was also a place of hope and dreams of a better life, which I believe is the note that it ends on.
Obviously, John ‘Jack’ Brown Cain is a fictional character. John Brown the extremist abolitionist was, of course, real, and was said to have had 20 or so children. It’s certainly believable he had some that were illegitimate, and would carry on his mad ways, and see themselves as modern day ‘prophets’ as their father did. Many new and unorthodox religious movements popped up in the 1800s, and doomsdayers were not unusual, though of course, the death cult of the fanatic Cain’s is just a creation of my imagination. There are links below to some of the historical references in the story.
This concludes the adventures of Tom Fortner, for now. Next I will be releasing a story for children, and then a trilogy concerning Cold War CIA Agent Jeff Fortner, who happens to be Tom’s great-great grandson. Don’t worry, the three in-between generations will be filled in eventually. Please follow me to this different, but equally action-packed, change in genre. Thank you for reading!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_prophet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_cult
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/john- brown.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_gun
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