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Rinker on Collectibles
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Antiques & Collecting Magazine
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June 1, 2008
- Author:
- Rinker, Harry L
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Copyright informationCopyright Lightner Publishing Corporation Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Riding Out The Storm
BATTEN DOWN THE hatches! Dark clouds on the horizon indicate trouble ahead. A bad storm is brewing. Prepare yourself and we will ride it out.
I love historical fiction, especially the naval novels of C. S.
Forester (Captain Horatio Hornblower) and Patrick O'Brian (Captain Jack Aubry and Stephen Maturin). I revisit them every few years. There are storms aplenty, and the captain and their crews always manage to weather them, albeit not without more than their fair shares of trials and tribulations. Fiction often reflects real life circumstances.
I have ridden out my fair share of economic recessions, another type of storm. Although some economists disagree, the standard ...