Calm Before the Storm
The Caldwell Series
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Review of Dan Ryan’s Work "Starting in May of last year, Dan Ryan, began his Caldwell Series of novels set in Beaufort, South Carolina. Calm Before the Storm was quickly followed by Death before Dishonor and Lull After the Storm. This year two more novels in the series have completed the series. The time period is 1833 to 1913 and involves three generations of Navy men and the women who loved them......"- Barnes and Noble Book Club "Two giant novels have hit the scene this year, Admirals and Generals and Admiral’s Son General’s Daughter. These are close behind the heels of the Caldwell trilogy written last year Dan Ryan has done it again. If you love history you will enjoy reading about the Caldwell family experiences through three generations ......" - Amazon Book Club "His books take the engineering curriculum beyond the present and give, in simplified language, the computerized graphical procedures that are the most useful....."- IEEE Spectrum "The guiding principle of his books is application, in terms of both the many industrial oriented, computer topics discussed and the practicality of his work within the engineering curriculum..."- ASHRAE Journal. "Illustrative computer-generated models vividly show the relationship among computer graphics, programming, CAD and CAE models used by American industry highlight Ryan’s presentations..."- Mechanical Engineering. "After a long absence, author/professor Ryan is back with two more offerings, his books belong in every library: personal, corporate, classroom, college and university. Why? Because they are the latest and the best....."- A-E-C Automation Newsletter. "We hope he will continue to put out books and seminars in the computer fields."- Applied Urnbanetics Inc
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Calm Before the storm describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States under the Pierce and Buchanan Presidential administrations. The narration is by a middle-aged career naval officer, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, and serving in the Army Navy Building, Washington City. The historical events of 1855 through 1860 are carefully followed. The imagination of the author provides rich characters in powerful settings from the mountains of the Utah Territory to the port of South Hampton, England. The time old love story between a man and a woman is woven throughout the book when the naval officer falls in love with the President's sister, also a middle-aged woman referred to as the first, First Lady in the White House. Scenes are carefully set with attention to accurate research of the low country in South Carolina as well as the Nation's Capital circa 1853-1861. The People's Standard History of the United States written by Edward Ellis and published in 1895 have provided background information, maps of the period and needed information on how the federal government was organized and functioned during this period of history.
About the Author
Dan Ryan is Professor Emeritus, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. He received his BA and MA degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and his PhD from Pacific University. In his teaching career, he published sixteen hardback books, seven paperback books, fifty-seven journal articles and numerous reports. He has been a frequent invited lecturer in the United States and England. His books have been tranlated into Russian, Polish and Chinese. Dr.Ryan is also a member of the Tau Alpha Pi national honor society. He is an avid reader and student of American history. He has traveled to forty-five countries in four continents. This is his attempt at a history based series of novels which span the life of Admiral Jason Caldwell. His first attempt as a history writer was published by Prentice-Hall in 1986, ISBN 0-13-594839-8 025.
Dan can be reached at Danryanbooks@aol.com