...And Samuel Had Five Wives: A Historical Novel - Softcover

Smith, Dalan E

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497305659 ISBN 13: 9781497305656

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Oh my! Mary Ann would never put up with that! Just the thought of living in polygamy made a shudder run down Samuel's spine. He could not imagine that the plural marriage lifestyle would ever be embraced by either of them, it was too unthinkable. What kind of people chose to have more than one wife? Was that way of life limited to those who didn't know better? Or was it ever embraced by "normal" folk like he and his sweet wife? When he learned his most trusted friend and confidant was part of it, he was forced to look at the situation in a different frame of mind. As he gained insight, he was startled to realize how his thinking was changing, and his future was to be more exciting and fulfilling than he could imagine.

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About the Author

Dalan Smith was raised on a small Southern Idaho farm where he learned the value of work and the joy of play. He began working summers for neighboring farmers and ranchers at age twelve, yet realized the value of education to improve one's potential and remained near the top of his class scholastically, including obtaining a BS degree with honors. Dalan was never prone to follow the path of the multitude. His individualistic ways led to over five decades of primarily self-employment, while supplementing income as necessary with "jobs" from the corporate world, but only long enough to keep financial needs at bay and enable the development of what he really wanted to do, which proved to be motivating people to lift their lives above the usual and inspiring them to reach their full potential. Dalan developed a successful real estate brokerage with multiple offices and an attached home-building business, while emphasizing to his agents and employees the development of their talents by choosing options with the most benefits to the customer or client, rather than the most money to the agent in the short term. Writing as a major part of life rather than a hobby began in 2007 after a heart surgery motivated a sale of his businesses and a refocus of efforts to expand the minds and lives of those around him. Dalan and his wife, Judy, have lived happily in several locations including Bear Lake, Franklin and Gem Counties in Idaho, as well as parts of Colorado, Wyoming, and California. The majority of his continuing efforts to encourage the building of self-confidence and natural ability in those he cares about are directed primarily through his church and supplemented with occasional mailings to those he "adopts".

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497305659
• ISBN 13: 9781497305656
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302