The End of the Line and other stories

by Mel King

Overview

The End of the Line and other stories is a collection of fact-based short stories often with a twist, mostly about famous people. There is the writer who suffered death by a bottle cap; the convicted bank embezzler who metamorphosed into a great writer to support his young daughter; the ugly little man whose desire for fame changed the face of Europe; the politician who founded one of the nation’s largest banks and was indicted for treason and murder; the heart throb whose desire for revenge may have cost him his life; a real life Good Will Hunting; the hunch-backed dwarf who electrified America; and other stories.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013715196
Publisher:	Wasteland Press
Publication date:	01/04/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	103 KB

About the Author

Mel King is a graduate of Bates College and Harvard Law School. After spending five years as a professor at a California law school and over forty years as a successful trial attorney, he retired. At the urging of his wife to get out of the house and take up an avocation or hobby, he turned to writing stories. He recalled many unusual incidents in the lives of famous people that he learned while taking history courses in college, as well as interesting news items and articles he had read and researched over the years. Realizing that many high school and college graduates lack the knowledge of history as well as math and science, he decided to write about unusual and/or interesting events and incidents in the lives of famous people that might stimulate readers’ interest in history.