"The Monument" is a novel of survival and unsought adventure. A twentieth-century man wakes in primitive, unknown surroundings - naked, horribly sunburned and desperately thirsting. He soon recognizes he is captive in a primitive world -subject to the harsh, unforgiving kill-or-be-killed terms of basic survival. He must learn to hunt, fashion weapons, kill prey, out-think and defend against formidable predators, eat all that appears edible, and somehow avoid the disabling exhaustion of sleep deprivation. "The Monument" celebrates the ingenuity of a practical, scientifically driven, competitive thinking man determined to persevere against staggering odds.
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Although J. Allen McGarry's forty-year career was in the field of communications sales and management, he never lost his love for writing. Whether it was a short-story assignment in college or high school, a technical business letter, or the tasks of designing and originating training courses or advertising copy, he truly lived to write. He penned his first draft of this novel on blue-line pads. It languished for more than thirty years while he and his wife raised three children in Tucson, Arizona. Finally, in retirement he was able to bring his fascinating story to life.
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An amazing story of a modern man's survival in the harsh desert environment of Tucson's past. A story for all of us to pause and think about what sustains us and how might adapt to a new reality. This is a story of how modern man can triumph without modern resources and comforts if he can engage scientific understanding, ingenuity, curiosity and perseverance. This novel captivates the reader through the main character's inexplicable event; his exploration and utilization of desert life, his search for truth and meaning, and his enduring love of humanity and passion for life.
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