American History Vividly and Compellingly Comes Alive in New Historical Novel, Vanished Glory.

Celebrate your own American heritage with a new historical novel, Vanished Glory; A Family in America, by Connie Lynne Smith. Every Americans heritage comes alive as the tragedies and triumphs one familys journey is vividly and compellingly portrayed. You will laugh and you will cry and you will meet your own ancestors.

Even those who dislike history will find it difficult to put this book down. Based on a true story, author Connie Lynne Smith artfully weaves historical detail with raw human emotion, creating the reality of living in another time.

Readers first meet Tom Dougan while he watches in anguish and despair as his best friend is hanged by greedy English landlords. Determined to make a better life for his own family, he vows to leave oppressive eighteenth century Ireland in search of freedom and happiness in the colonies.

Readers then follow six generations of the courageous Dougan family through the most momentous periods of American history – colonial times, slavery, Revolutionary War, pioneering and the Western expansion, the Civil War, World War I and II, and finally post World War period.

Irish Americans, and their families still in Ireland, will feel proud of their hardy stock as they relive the trials and triumphs of the Dougan family. Readers who live in the various regions where the Dougan familys journeys transported them – Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas and particularly, Kansas City, Missouri – will recognize the scenery of the past as it leaps from the pages.

After reading Vanished Glory, readers who have never known their own family history, or who have forgotten, will be inspired to learn more about their own ancestors, who paved the way for the freedoms and privileges that we enjoy, and sometimes take for granted, today in America. Every student of American history will be able to put a human face on early American life and times. Heart of America Irish Life, a popular E-zine and newspaper, calls Vanished Glory, "an inspiration." Truly, this inspirational epic tale will humanize history and bring every Americans heritage alive.

"What a delight! This book does a wonderful job of teaching us the historical context, while entertaining us with a rousing good story. The authors meticulous research opens windows to the past, which allow in the light of historical reality. We rated this book four hearts." – Bob Spear, Heartland Review.

"I could not put this book down. This is a spectacular spell-binding story that grips the readers attention and immerses one into the sorrows, joys, and triumphs of the characters. The author has created, with a fine balance of reality and imaginative flavor, a classic that embodies immigrant life over a span of six generations and yields a thrilling view of the drama which helped create this country." – Dr. Ann Rizzi, Webster University.

"History comes alive in this book! The inspiring saga of this family makes us realize that we are all related links in an eternal chain that intersects the entire human race." – Dr. Gloria J. Gannaway, UC Berkeley.

"An engaging, entertaining and very American tale…" – Dr. Tom Ward, Rockhurst University.

Vanished Glory, by Connie Lynne Smith, is scheduled for release later this month. Watch for it on Amazon and at bookstores everywhere!

Order your own copy of Vanished Glory; A Family in America, by Connie Lynn Smith, ISBN# 1-58982-080-0, published by American Book Classics, an imprint of American Book Publishing, Salt Lake City, Utah, at a bookstore near you, Amazon.com or by visiting the Publisher's Direct Site at www.pdbookstore.com.

This book is also available from the publisher at special discounts for bulk purchases, special editions and corporate imprints. For more information, please email orders@american-book.com or call 801-486-8639.