The Hammer and the Anvil

<p class=ql-align-center><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>What a Finish to the </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)><em>Sign of the Times Trilogy</em>!</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)> </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>As America celebrated after the Great War the contrast of Prohibition being enacted and women gaining the right to vote set the stage for the new lifestyles that became the </span><em style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Roaring Twenties.</em><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)> Newspapers became big business and were the information source for people in all parts of the country and the world.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)> </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>In this climactic conclusion </span><strong style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)><em>The Hammer and the Anvil</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)> weaves historical events with the story of the Collier and Standlin families who realize their very survival is threatened when unscrupulous industrialists and corrupt politicians try to buy the </span><em style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Mercerville News</em><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>-by any means possible.</span></p><p><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>The </span><em style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Sign of the Times Trilogy</em><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)> is a wonderful story that teaches the history of the late 1800s and early 1900s. The characters are strong and the story is full of historically accurate events while enthralling the reader in a family's struggle between new and old ways.</span></p><p class=ql-align-right><em style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Dr. Shawna Martino College of Education Grand Canyon University.</em></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)> </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>As a parent I read </span><em style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>A Sign of the Times</em><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)> with our oldest son and it was a wonderful way of integrating history and literature. I went on to read the rest of the trilogy evoking laughter and tears and I felt inspired by these characters. It was nice to see how each book including </span><em style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Rachel </em><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>and the </span><em style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Hammer and the Anvil</em><span style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)> continued the story of their lives and the accompanying study guides serve as valuable tools aiding students in relating to the content enhancing comprehension and acquiring historical knowledge as an additional benefit.</span></p><p class=ql-align-right><em style=color: rgba(36 36 36 1)>Dr. Crystal McCabe Ph. D. Grand Canyon University.</em></p><p><br></p>