“Journey To Gettysburg” by Dr. Mark Hopkins is now available for purchase
“When his Pa was home, Matt could often hear his folks talking just below him in their bedroom late at night. Sometimes the sound of their voices put him to sleep. Other times he learned things about their life that parents did not talk about in the presence of their children. That mostly had to do with illnesses, family problems, and financial matters.”
– an excerpt from the book
Author Reputation Press is honored to publish “Journey To Gettysburg” by Dr. Mark Hopkins. The book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARP website.
Author Dr. Mark L. Hopkins is a Midwesterner by birth and a Southerner by choice. He holds three degrees from Missouri universities. He taught history for several years and is the past president of four colleges, one each in the states of Iowa, Illinois, South Carolina, and California.
Dr. Hopkins writes a weekly column that is syndicated by GateHouse Media and is regularly published across 26 states in more than 400 newspapers. He likes history and humor, and both are reflected in his columns. Dr. Hopkins has written academic papers, magazine articles, chapters for books, and many articles for newspapers. He is enjoying his first attempt at writing fiction and hopes to continue writing in the field of fiction in the future.
Dr. Hopkins’ wife Ruth is a professional artist, and they have three grown children: Sara, an optometrist; Amy, a college administrator; and Steven, an attorney and insurance executive. They also have grandchildren.
“Journey To Gettysburg” is a dramatic replay of the events leading up to the most important battle of the Civil War. It is seen through the eyes of a Quaker boy who is first and foremost a bystander and observer.
Then, he is drawn into the conflict and becomes a participant in Pickett’s Charge, the climax of the three-day conflict. Matt Mason is a 15-year-old boy who was raised on an isolated farm in rural North Carolina. With the untimely death of his mother, it becomes necessary for him to find his father, who is fighting for the Army of Northern Virginia.
Much of the story is concerned with the trek of the young man through war-torn Virginia in search of the Southern Army, which is on the way to Gettysburg, and the climactic battle that proves to be the turning point of the war. During the trip north, Matt matures from a boy to a young man in what becomes a “coming of age” story.
The experiences on the trek, the challenges he faces day to day as he searches for his father, and the friendships he develops make the book memorable and hard to put down once the story begins. That is especially true in the developing relationship with the beautiful Ami-Ruth, who provides a new dimension to his life as the conflict surrounding them threatens to consume them both.
“Journey To Gettysburg” by Dr. Mark Hopkins is now available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Gettysburg-Dr-Mark-Hopkins/dp/B0CMCGW9DN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WX1BV92JPXNO&keywords=9798888537534&qid=1699069076&sprefix=9798888537534%2Caps%2C662&sr=8-1