Brian Kenneth Swain

I am intent that this book be of at least some historical value in addition to being a novel of entertainment. To that end, I mean to intersperse between the chapters historical documents and excerpts therefrom, e.g. letters between Columbus and Isabella, papal bulls, letters of appointment, etc. I am currently spending a bit of time with the Alhambra Decree, which is the bit of paper that expelled the Jews from Spain in 1492. I am, however, having rather a bit of difficulty locating a copy of the decree by which Torquemada (Inquisitor General) was appointed to that post by Isabella and Ferdinand (under Pope Innocent’s direction). I think these are critical documents for putting the fictional bits of the story into their proper perspective.

In an odd and unexpected way, this is turning into the story of how the Jews came to America.