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Tom Barnes

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Born

in Ft. Myers, Florida, The United States

Website

http://www.tombarnes39.com

Genre

History, Mystery & Thrillers, Entertainment

Influences

American founding fathers, Col. John West and history.

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October 2008

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I was born in Fort Myers, Florida and when I was five years old my family moved to Central Georgia, the land my great grandfather fought for in places like Gettysburg, Cold Harbor and Saylers Creek.
I grew up listening to Civil War stories and faithfully recorded them into my journal. I studied English literature at Middle Georgia College and drama at the Pasadena Playhouse.
My military service was spent in naval aviation where I became a member of an
elite group known as the Hurricane Hunters. Squadron 114 flew routine patrol flights out of Miami into the Caribbean and South Atlantic in search of Tropical Storms. Once a storm was located the path and growth was watched and charted. The information we gathered was then passed along the Wea
I was born in Fort Myers, Florida and when I was five years old my family moved to Central Georgia, the land my great grandfather fought for in places like Gettysburg, Cold Harbor and Saylers Creek.
I grew up listening to Civil War stories and faithfully recorded them into my journal. I studied English literature at Middle Georgia College and drama at the Pasadena Playhouse.
My military service was spent in naval aviation where I became a member of an
elite group known as the Hurricane Hunters. Squadron 114 flew routine patrol flights out of Miami into the Caribbean and South Atlantic in search of Tropical Storms. Once a storm was located the path and growth was watched and charted. The information we gathered was then passed along the Weather Bureau and they issued storm-warning bulletins to all potential areas in the path of the storm.
After the Navy I went to New York and soon landed my first Off Broadway play, “A Good Place to Raise a Boy.” Then I did tours with Bert Lahr in “Harvey”, Vera Miles in “The Country Girl” and June Lockhart in “Forty Carats.”
When PBS decided to do the TV Series Georgia’s Heritage I was hired as host narrator and writer. My initial writing assignment was to research and write two episodes for the series The Battle of Atlanta and The Battle of Chickamauga. Once those shows were finished we picked up out cameras and trekked all over Georgia filming, writing stories about Georgia and interviewing local historians.
Chasing hurricanes with the Hurricane Hunters had its moments but the last two segments of Heritage took anxiety and fear to a whole new level. I was given 48 hours to write a documentary on the Okefenokee Swamp, faced off with an alligator and had my first brush with the legendary Doc Holliday.

That brush with the legend gave me the idea and following tons of research and writing a fact based fiction emerged and is titled Doc Holliday’s Road to Tombstone.
That effort was followed by a nonfiction story based on my navy experience and called The Hurricane Hunters and Lost in the Bermuda Triangle.
My third book is a novel based on the Nazi plunder of art during World War II, The Goring Collection.
A fourth novel is in the works relating to the winding down of the African slave trade in the 1850’s titled Tungee’s Gold.
I do a blog on a variety of subjects called Rock The Tower.
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Tom Barnes's Blog: Tom's 'RocktheTower' Blog

Ninotchka, Politics, Wit, Humor and Garbo

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Ninotchka didn't start out as a political satire, MGM wanted to find comedy material for Greta Garbo and were searching around when Bernie Heymann an MGM executive producer while at the Hollywood Brown Derby asked Melchior Lengyel if he had a good comedy up his sleeve that they could use for Garbo. Lengyel said no he didn't but he wou Read more of this blog post »

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Tom Barnes’s books

Average rating: 4.26 · 31 ratings · 2 reviews · 32 distinct works

	Doc Holliday's Road to Tombstone: The Life and Times of John Henry Holliday 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tungee's Gold: The Legend of Ebo Landing it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hurricane Hunters And Lost in the Bermuda Triangle: Season of 1945 and Tragedy of Flight 19 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living in the Hope of Future Glory really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Making Cars in the New India: Industry, Precarity and Informality it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Divine Sovereignty And Human Choice: Seven Theological Truths That Favor Calvinism Over Molinism 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tom’s Quotes

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!”
― John Anster, The First Part Of Goethe's Faust

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“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
― Will Rogers

tags: enterprise, humor, inertia, inspirational

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message 16: by Tom

May 12, 2010 05:00PM

John wrote: "Hey Tom,

I'll have to drop in and read your blogs. It just so happens that I write books myself.

John Foxjohn
www.johnfoxjohnhome.com"

John wrote: "Hey Tom,

I'll have to drop in and read your blogs. It just so happens that I write books myself.

John Foxjohn
www.johnfoxjohnhome.com"

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, have been away from Goodreads for a while. I find it hard to navigate, but will give it another try.
We'll talk books.
Tom Barnes

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message 15: by Tom

Mar 04, 2009 12:03PM

Hi John,
Thanks and I'll be posting a bit later today.
Lets stay in touch.
Tom

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message 14: by John

Mar 04, 2009 10:32AM

Hey Tom,

I'll have to drop in and read your blogs. It just so happens that I write books myself.

John Foxjohn
www.johnfoxjohnhome.com

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message 13: by Tom

Feb 03, 2009 11:26AM

Hi Jessie,
Happy Tuesday to you too. Today I'm working on a feature for my Wednesday blog post at www.RocktheTower.com. Early 1937 Selznick was searching for actress to play Scarlett in Gone With the Wind. Check it out tomorrow.
Tom

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message 12: by Jessie Terwilliger

Feb 03, 2009 09:36AM

Hey Tom, happy Tuesday

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message 11: by Tom

Feb 03, 2009 08:58AM

Hi Jeannie,
Thanks for the comment and I would appreciate it if you would follow my blog at www.RocktheTower.com and comment there also.
Tom

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message 10: by Jeannie

Feb 03, 2009 08:37AM

Thanks Tom for adding me as a friend. Your bio was very interesting!
Blessings,
Jeannie

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message 9: by Tom

Jan 30, 2009 10:05AM

Hi Elizabeth,
Or could it be Liz (easier)
In either case we'll talk about books and I'll have some things to say about writing and blogging.
Friend,
Tom

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message 8: by E.A.

Jan 30, 2009 08:24AM

thanks for the friendship, Tom.

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message 7: by Tom

Jan 15, 2009 08:32PM

Hi Bradley,
Busy day putting some material together for a talk to writers group on Saturday.
I'm an old flyer and had an interest in US Air's miracle on the Hudson. Glad it turned out well.
For my take on the Oscars check out my blog at www.RocktheTower.com
Tom

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message 6: by Bradley

Jan 15, 2009 12:08PM

I hope you are having a good day! =)

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message 5: by Tom

Jan 14, 2009 05:32PM

Hi Lisette,
Thanks friend. And like they say in the song in South Pacific 'Getting to Know you' check out my blog for latest scoop on the Oscars at www.RocktheTower.com
Tom

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message 4: by Lisette

Jan 13, 2009 08:21PM

Hi Tom:

So very nice to be in your friend space here. Thank you.

Lisette

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message 3: by Roger

Nov 08, 2008 11:49PM

Hi Tom,
Thanks for the friendship on Goodreads,
ROGER

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message 2: by Robert

Oct 16, 2008 02:35PM

Thanks Tom. Fantastic to meet you.

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message 1: by Stephany

Oct 14, 2008 02:44PM

Tom, I'm glad I checked out this site. Thanks for sending it. It is sooo inspiring! Yes, the books listed as "Good Reads" -- all that I have read so far -- ARE among my fave reads! I may use this website down the line as time permits!

Thanks again and take care! Steph

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