When you write a book that publishers won’t touch (without reading it, of course) because of its length and its setting in the Industrial Revolution, you know your book isn’t going to shoot to the top of the best-seller lists. However, if it’s a good book, people slowly but surely discover it. Here’s word from David DeGerolamo of the NC Renegade website and The Appalachian Messenger newsletter on The Golden Pinnacle.
I finished The Golden Pinnacle by Robert Gore this week. When he gave me a copy last month, I must admit that the size of the book (794 pages) put me off as my reading list is always growing. Fortunately for me, I did not put this at the bottom of my pile.
I want to say first that this is not an apocalyptic book: it starts in the War of Northern Aggression and ends in the early 1920s. But the message was positive. Whether times are good or times are bad, it is up to us to make the best out of them. And although there may be consequences for taking the high road, we can still maintain integrity and honor as well as set an example for others to follow.
I highly recommend this book as do the people commenting on Amazon (5 star average rating).
But I want to put all of the above aside for a minute. It is easy to get caught up in the negative that we are experiencing in the country. Yes, the political elite have sold us out and the economy is collapsing worldwide. As outlined in this book, these cycles are nothing new. I do believe that the scale may be larger in our case, but in the end, it is up to us how we act. Although this book reinforced my personal beliefs concerning living a decent and moral life, it also gave me hope that I will be able to build a better future for our children.
David DeGerolamo
Great review!!! I’m going to include it in your references when I contact Gary Heron, the journalist for the Observer. (Rio Rancho Paper). I’m still going to do that when things calm down a little bit. Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:40:44 +0000 To: emwarner9@msn.com
I could not more agree with your review David. After buying a copy that was triggered by postings on the “Galt’s Gulch” site, I finished it with a spirit of renewed enthusiasm! My first act was to buy two more copies for friends and loan my copy to a third person. I commented to one of them that it was, at times, as of I was reading Rand!
Robert is truly a kindred spirit.
Dave
Dave,
Thanks a lot.