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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry

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Author David Taylor Johannesen recently published Falcons and Seagulls – A Utah Tale http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&p...

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Johannesen is a fifth-generation Mormon and great-great grandson of Church President, John Taylor. He grew up, and was educated from an early age, in Massachusetts, where he found the plain quietude of the Society of Friends, and lived there for a number of years with his wife, Linda. They have moved recently to Northern California with their Border collie Fallon. His children Christian, a media executive, and Helen, a restaurateur, live in New York City and Los Angeles with their spouses, Kristen and Zachary. He is also the author of the poetry collection, Vespers East and West, the short s ...more

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	Falcons and Seagulls really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Vespers East & West: Selected Poems, 1972 - 2010 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Last One Close the Gate, Selected Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	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
	Tales of Love and Valor 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2018 — 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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Tales of Love and Valor: Two Novellas

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