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How far are you willing to go to change a broken nation? Author Ray Bourhis’ latest novel, Revolt: The Secession of Mill Valley, asks us all this question. He also asks an even more important question: Can we change a broken nation? His protagonist, Sean Cogan, answers these questions by daring a small town to walk away from The United States of America in this fast-paced, well-balanced, ripped-from-the-headlines, and thought-provoking novel. Sean Cogan, a charming, independent, political malcontent, is convinced that America has become irrevocably mired in big money, greed and power grabs, and is certain that now is the time to revolt against the destruction of this once great country. Like many across the country, Sean Cogan has simply had enough. A corrupt financial system, politicians bought-and-paid-for by major corporations, our laws inequitably applied against the “have nots,” and excessive taxes “stolen” from the people to pay for political pork are as un-American as you can get, and mocks the founding principles upon which this once great country was built. At least that’s how Cogan and his fellow Mill Valley residents see it. And Cogan plans to do something about it. Now. Believing that no matter who is President, and regardless of political affiliation, we are no longer a country "of the people, by the people, for the people." He believes that we have become a nation held in a vice grip by powerful Wall Street interests and corrupt multi-national corporations. He thinks most people are too ambivalent, too distracted and too afraid to do anything about it. He thinks reform movements are a joke, that there is no hope in working within the system and that if something dramatic doesn't happen right now, the very concept of self-government will become obsolete. Unwilling to simply accept this, he decides to shake things up. With the support of a few close friends of differing political persuasions, he registers an initiative for the town ballot in the small town of Mill Valley, California, to secede from the Union. Town Hall meetings, national debates and interference by powerful Washington operatives lead to Cogan's appearance on a National talk show moderated by a reporter involved in an underhanded scheme to bring the initiative to a crashing halt – and destroy his integrity in the process. The resulting publicity turns the initiative into a man-bites-dog news story across the country. Sean is pursued by reporters, confronted by bloggers and commentators, and captures the eye – and despair – of the nation. Only a visit to a gutsy CNN reporter, and collaboration by supporters, force shocking revelations to the surface, and the tide begins to turn. Could this really happen? Yes. Should it happen? Readers will have to decide for themselves. Revolt: The Secession of Mill Valley may just be the start of something big. Very big.
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How far are you willing to go to change a broken nation? Author Ray Bourhis’ latest novel, Revolt: The Secession of Mill Valley, asks us all this question. He also asks an even more important question: Can we change a broken nation? His protagonist, Sean Cogan, answers these questions by daring a small town to walk away from The United States of America in this fast-paced, well-balanced, ripped-from-the-headlines, and thought-provoking novel. Sean Cogan, a charming, independent, political malcontent, is convinced that America has become irrevocably mired in big money, greed and power grabs, and is certain that now is the time to revolt against the destruction of this once great country. Like many across the country, Sean Cogan has simply had enough. A corrupt financial system, politicians bought-and-paid-for by major corporations, our laws inequitably applied against the “have nots,” and excessive taxes “stolen” from the people to pay for political pork are as un-American as you can get, and mocks the founding principles upon which this once great country was built. At least that’s how Cogan and his fellow Mill Valley residents see it. And Cogan plans to do something about it. Now. Believing that no matter who is President, and regardless of political affiliation, we are no longer a country "of the people, by the people, for the people." He believes that we have become a nation held in a vice grip by powerful Wall Street interests and corrupt multi-national corporations. He thinks most people are too ambivalent, too distracted and too afraid to do anything about it. He thinks reform movements are a joke, that there is no hope in working within the system and that if something dramatic doesn't happen right now, the very concept of self-government will become obsolete. Unwilling to simply accept this, he decides to shake things up. With the support of a few close friends of differing political persuasions, he registers an initiative for the town ballot in the small town of Mill Valley, California, to secede from the Union. Town Hall meetings, national debates and interference by powerful Washington operatives lead to Cogan's appearance on a National talk show moderated by a reporter involved in an underhanded scheme to bring the initiative to a crashing halt – and destroy his integrity in the process. The resulting publicity turns the initiative into a man-bites-dog news story across the country. Sean is pursued by reporters, confronted by bloggers and commentators, and captures the eye – and despair – of the nation. Only a visit to a gutsy CNN reporter, and collaboration by supporters, force shocking revelations to the surface, and the tide begins to turn. Could this really happen? Yes. Should it happen? Readers will have to decide for themselves. Revolt: The Secession of Mill Valley may just be the start of something big. Very big.
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Revolt: The Secession of Mill Valley
Edité par
Ray Bourhis, 2013
ISBN 10 : 0615860281
ISBN 13 : 9780615860282
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