The Ambassador's Son
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Solomon Islands, 1943. As the Americans are gripping in a bitter war with the Japanese, Lieutenant David Armistead goes missing. Some say the Marine Corps heroโand cousin of President Rooseveltโhas gone over to the enemy. Now Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow and his ragtag crew are charged with finding him.
Recruited in the hunt is a frail PT-boat skipper nicknamed โShaftyโ, whose given name is John F. Kennedy. When Josh is stranded with a mysterious woman who has a tendency to chop off men's heads, it's up to Kennedy to come to the rescue. Bu to complete the mission, he must win a high-stakes poker game with a young officer who happens to be the best gambler in the South Pacific. That officer's name is Richard M. Nixon.ย
Based solidly on historical fact, The Ambassador's Son is a โtightly wrapped tale of wartime actionโ (Publishers Weekly).
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Homer Hickam is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Rocket Boys which was made into the acclaimed movie, "October Sky." He is also the author of the bestselling The Keeper's Son and many other books including The Coalwood Way and Sky of Stone. He and his wife and cats share their time between homes in Huntsville, Alabama, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
