Sins of the Father
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Plot Summary of Sins of the Father

"Jebediah Simpson Ellsworth, a young brigadier general from Vicksburg, Mississippi, arrives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, seeking not only victory for his army and freedom from Northern tyranny, but also to prove his worthiness to his father's ghost. Instead, his army suffers defeat, he is wounded, and while recovering in enemy territory, is falsely accused of plotting a heinous crime.

With the aid of Faith Bradshaw, a young Yankee woman, and Isaiah Walker, an ex-slave, Jeb embarks on a perilous quest to clear his good name. Along the way, however, he is forced to reassess the teachings of his much-loved father, reexamine the world around him, reevaluate his own convictions once their foundation starts to crumble, and save a leader from assassination.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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Trace Edward Zaber, Resident Scholar

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Review Analysis of Sins of the Father

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Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%

Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - 19th century
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - preventing/finding assassin
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Army
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - deluded - wild - eccentric - mentally ill - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - evil politicians
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - Southeast - Deep South
City? Yes
City: - Washington D.C.
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity
Is this an e-book? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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