Jackson Speed at the High Tide
(2015)(The fourth book in the Jackson Speed Memoirs series)
A novel by Robert Peecher
How does a scoundrel escape unscathed from America's Bloodiest Battle?
Any way he can.
Having been sent as a spy beyond Union lines by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Jackson Speed is looking for a place to sit out the war. If he can do it with a pretty blonde of willing morals, so much the better.
But how was Old Speedy to know as he settled down to a peaceful existence with Jenny Rakestraw's bosom in the Pennsylvania village that two great armies were converging on the crossroads town of Gettysburg?
If he's going to survive the war, Jack Speed will have to survive the three days of Gettysburg.
In this epic romp through America's Bloodiest Battle, Jackson Speed will shift his loyalties whenever it's convenient, follow Col. Oates to the heights of Little Round Top, flee Devil Dan Sickles and the entire Third Corps of the Army of the Potomac, and finally consummate the battle in a general's tent.
No matter how much you know about the Battle of Gettysburg, you've never seen it like this before.
And no matter how much you know about Jackson Speed, you've never seen him like this before. Or, actually, you probably have.
So find a good hidey-hole and join old Jackie Speed at the High Tide, and if you make it through, you might just win America's highest honor from Abe Lincoln himself.
Get it now!
AUTHOR INTERVIEW:
Q. Gettysburg ... Is there any more hallowed ground in America than Gettysburg?
A. Probably not. Even for those who don't have much interest in history, Gettysburg seems rooted in our collective conscience. Arm chair historians will argue forever whether or not this was the ultimate turning point of the American Civil War, but even if it's not, Gettysburg was definitely an important point in our nation's history.
Q. So is this the appropriate place for a Jackson Speed novel?
A. (laughing) Oh, definitely not.
Q. Why put Jackson Speed at the Battle of Gettysburg?
A. I've always had a fascination with Gettysburg, so there was never any choice but to make this battle a backdrop for one of the Jackson Speed novels. And I think fans of Jack Speed will agree that as inappropriate as it is, it comes off as perfectly appropriate. The grand scale of the battle, I think, turned into a grand scale of Jackson Speed.
Q. Is this Jackson Speed at his best?
A. Or worst, depending on your personal code of ethics and morals.
Q. So is this Peecher at his best?
A. Maybe so. Not just in the storytelling, but the history, the subtle jokes, even the footnotes. It's all there. Not to diminish any of the other Jackson Speed novels, but I think when I set out to tell these stories of our rascally hero, "Jackson Speed at the High Tide" is the pinnacle of everything I hoped these novels would be.
Genre: Historical
Any way he can.
Having been sent as a spy beyond Union lines by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Jackson Speed is looking for a place to sit out the war. If he can do it with a pretty blonde of willing morals, so much the better.
But how was Old Speedy to know as he settled down to a peaceful existence with Jenny Rakestraw's bosom in the Pennsylvania village that two great armies were converging on the crossroads town of Gettysburg?
If he's going to survive the war, Jack Speed will have to survive the three days of Gettysburg.
In this epic romp through America's Bloodiest Battle, Jackson Speed will shift his loyalties whenever it's convenient, follow Col. Oates to the heights of Little Round Top, flee Devil Dan Sickles and the entire Third Corps of the Army of the Potomac, and finally consummate the battle in a general's tent.
No matter how much you know about the Battle of Gettysburg, you've never seen it like this before.
And no matter how much you know about Jackson Speed, you've never seen him like this before. Or, actually, you probably have.
So find a good hidey-hole and join old Jackie Speed at the High Tide, and if you make it through, you might just win America's highest honor from Abe Lincoln himself.
Get it now!
AUTHOR INTERVIEW:
Q. Gettysburg ... Is there any more hallowed ground in America than Gettysburg?
A. Probably not. Even for those who don't have much interest in history, Gettysburg seems rooted in our collective conscience. Arm chair historians will argue forever whether or not this was the ultimate turning point of the American Civil War, but even if it's not, Gettysburg was definitely an important point in our nation's history.
Q. So is this the appropriate place for a Jackson Speed novel?
A. (laughing) Oh, definitely not.
Q. Why put Jackson Speed at the Battle of Gettysburg?
A. I've always had a fascination with Gettysburg, so there was never any choice but to make this battle a backdrop for one of the Jackson Speed novels. And I think fans of Jack Speed will agree that as inappropriate as it is, it comes off as perfectly appropriate. The grand scale of the battle, I think, turned into a grand scale of Jackson Speed.
Q. Is this Jackson Speed at his best?
A. Or worst, depending on your personal code of ethics and morals.
Q. So is this Peecher at his best?
A. Maybe so. Not just in the storytelling, but the history, the subtle jokes, even the footnotes. It's all there. Not to diminish any of the other Jackson Speed novels, but I think when I set out to tell these stories of our rascally hero, "Jackson Speed at the High Tide" is the pinnacle of everything I hoped these novels would be.
Genre: Historical
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