2017 Third Term
First Edition Design ebook Publishing
Publication date: June 2012
ISBN: 9781622870189
Digital Book format: ePub (Adobe DRM)
A dozen terrorist attacks in the United States. A delayed presidential election. A collapsed economy. A repealed 22nd Amendment. The President poised for landslide re-election. 2017: Third Term" tells the story of America's future through the lens of a single family, the Thatchers. Jack Thatcher is an ex-marine--discharged for saving the wrong lives. Heather steals away to the woods to have her birth control implants illegally removed. Breanna and Mark may lose their college scholarships for defending themselves. Their father, Tom, works in what soon may be illegal--a second job, which he is "hoarding in a time of scarcity." Their mother, Julie, is being watched. But even as their options narrow, the Thatchers realize America has always been country where individuals can shape events. And no matter how restrictive a society becomes, there is always a freedom movement. You just have to be prepared to sacrifice everything. Author Bio - Tim Wuebker teaches in greater Kansas City. He has worked with over 2,000 students, ages 14-62, from every continent, facilitated 11 kinds of college English classes, and taught six kinds of high school math. He also runs marathons and writes novels. keywords: Thriller, Political, Catholic, Family, Dystopia, Future, 2017, Right Wing, Left Wing, Totalitarian, Big Brother, 1984
