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Clarence Robert Tower is a lifelong resident of California’s Silicon Valley. As an accomplished artist, he takes on the task of writing with the deep-seated philosophy that scenery and actions can be captured with words, as skillfully as an artist captures scenery on canvas. In addition, he recognizes that a sense of rhythm is essential to easy reading. With that conviction, he went forward with the writing of his earlier book, “Seventy Years in the Silicon Valley, an Anecdotal History.” With the same philosophy as a constant guide, he eagerly took on the task of writing this current book, The Adventures of Zack Gentry

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About the Story

Imagine if a man could travel back in time and stand on a high bluff in the Rocky Mountains and watch a Pony Express rider on his charge to deliver the mail. Or sit within a hostile Indian encampment, directly facing the legendary Sioux, Chief Crazy Horse, while at the same time being asked to hear the plight of his people, Or be close enough to the Wounded Knee Massacre to hear the sounds of the firing? Or could stand on the brink of the Kingsbury Grade overlooking the Carson Valley, while conversing with the legendary Kit Carson, the very man that brought the valley its name,
If you can imagine such a man fitting this scenario, the author’s main character, Zack Gentry, could have been that person.

About This Journey

The initial concept associated with this undertaking was centered on California’s San Francisco Bay Area.. The goal at that time, was limited to a new-concept – to match my West Coast family and friends to our Country’s icons of Western History. To be done as though each individual story was a part of their everyday life.. As the author’s imagination grew and new candidates were brought into the process, this rewarding endeavor grew to become a two-volume novel.

About the Valley

Author, Clarence Robert Tower is a native son of California’s world-famous Santa Clara Valley. For those who are not familiar with the Valley’s past glory, it was once known affectionately as the Valley of Heart’s Delight. Such became an acknowledged title during the early years of settlement for its spectacular displays of blossoming agricultural splendor that spread across the valley from end-to-end. As history tells us this day, It was an identity that would soon be lost to the plight of urban development. it would eventually yield its fame to an brand-new level of worldwide identity – that being the “Silicon Valley”.