First Fury

by Thomas Macy

Overview

Book 1 of 3 in the Fury series. First Fury is based on the true story of a woman wronged. In 1848, dressed as man, anger drives Ann to sign on to the Christopher Mitchell, a whaling ship, to hunt down the man who “ruined” her. She had been convinced to leave her home in Rochester by a fellow who promised to marry her. After a short trip on the Erie Canal, he left her alone and unmarried. With no future, she decided the man who did this must pay. For 8 months she served in one of the most dangerous and vile of professions. First Fury is a different kind of love story as Ann learns more about herself and is transformed in her quest for vengeance. Blinding vapors of foam and white-fire...the first fury of the whale's headlong rush...” [Moby Dick, page 81]
First Fury gives a vivid description of mid-nineteenth century whaling while following Ann's metamorphosis.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940154021644
Publisher:	Thomas Macy
Publication date:	02/15/2017
Series:	Fury
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	567 KB

About the Author

I grew up as the son of a small town weekly newspaper editor. With no lack of paper, I 'wrote' from before I could write. But, as life happened, I immersed myself in my growing family and my computer programming career. For 35 years I wrote software for income and fiction/non-fiction for pleasure. Then in 2003, that changed. Now I write software for fun and am "driven" to create stories that will take the reader on fascinating journeys. This transition started about 2001 when Sandy (my wife since 1969) and I went to Nantucket to research family history.

While perusing a database dump on Joseph Macy, I saw the name “Rebecca Ann Johnson” scroll by. Just weeks before, while reading a book on whaling, I had seen her name and considered the seaman's story concerning her to be just a whaler's tale. But here she was…the story verified by a letter from the US consulate in Payta, Peru! In 1849, she survived 8 months dressed as a man serving on the whaling ship the Christopher Mitchell. The profession was difficult for a man, and Ann did it successfully…single handedly saving the ship and the crew by one account. Postponing the family history, I focused on researching Ann’s life. The result—First Fury! The documents, photos, and related web site information are all available on the book’s web site, (www.firstfury.com). Ruined and 'til Her Heart Dances finish the Fury series.

For 40 years, we have attended the Baptist church in Windsor, Colorado, where I have served as deacon, Bible study leader, and in various other positions. While working with youth and adults, I created various age graded Bible studies. In the summer of 2003, our pastor at that time presented a special class on Baptist history. Some of the accounts he shared begged to be told in story form where readers would EXPERIENCE the journeys taken by our forefathers. The result—The Courage of Your Faith! This work consists of 12 short stories and 12 Bible studies, each addressing an issue as relevant today as it was in the past. Each story/study also has supporting documentation, web site links, and a Power Point presentation with notes and photographs. Everything is available at www.COYFaith.com for no charge. I only ask for donations commensurate with the benefit received by the reader.

Star Song is a science fiction novel. The science involves that illusive force that is causing the expansion of the universe. Furthermore, is time really a variable that can change as our frame of reference changes? If Satan and the fallen angels are confined to Earth, what would it be like to leverage that repulsing energy and travel to another star where the "Tempter" could not go. Or, could he?

Today, my wife Sandy and I live in Windsor and, now that I am retired, I spend a lot more of my time in the craft of writing...that is when I am not feeding her flower fetish.