Patriot Apprentice

Patriot Apprentice, Modlin’s second American Revolutionary War thriller in the Hollister series, recounts the continued adventures of Jack Hollister. Promoted by George Washington to rank of midshipman, Jack joins real and fictitious patriots in their high seas exploits and their quest for independence. Convinced and reassured by his friend Nathan Hale that his decision to remain in the colonies is courageous and honorable, Jack accepts an assignment on the Piper, one of the first ships of war in George Washington’s fledgling navy.Danger and adventure await as he sets sail aboard this armed schooner. Though jeopardized by Redcoats, renegades, true and despicable loyalists, Jack finds dauntless courage and unfaltering camaraderie among his peers. Richard Modlin continues to highlight the lesser-known battles of the American Revolution and events of early American history. The settings and times for this fast-paced, historically accurate tale are the days following the bombardment of the coastal village of Falmouth, presently known as Portland, Maine.

Richard Modlin is a professor emeritus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville and the author of a number of published books, articles, and short stories. His novel Newfound Freedom was a finalist for the Foreword Reviews BOTYA in General Fiction, and his 2008 book Chasing Wings - Birding Exploits and Encounters was a finalist in the Nature Writing category.

Modlin earned his PhD in marine ecology from the University of Connecticut and has several degrees in the biological sciences. Having minored in English at the University of Wisconsin, he has taken part in the Iowa Summer Writing Festival and is a member of the Alabama Writers Conclave, the Tennessee Mountain Writers, the Huntsville Art League, and the Huntsville Photographic Society.

He is married to Marian Moore Lewis, also a published author and photographer. They currently live in North Alabama and spend part of each year in Maine.