In Which I Flee Ares

By C.T. Haywood and C. T. Haywood

ZACHARY HOULTON could not sit still as an explorer with the political climate in 1776. When war broke out, he joined the Continental Army. Unknowingly, he is scarred from battle when he moves to Maine. Now, as an older man, he continues to suffer flashbacks and the burden to tell his story--of his generation's fight and what is most dear to him. At 63, his struggles manifest into leaving a legacy for his children. Zachary exercises this concern and his trauma by writing this memoir. As a grizzled veteran of the Continental Army, he recounts wartime experiences and exploring in Maine and New Hampshire's woods. He weaves in his stymied career leading military cadets on the coast of Maine. Through this memoir, Houlton confides in characters who exploited his abilities. The reader discerns his suffering from wartime service in today's PTSD. His recurrent flashbacks and nightmares are the backdrop to this memoir. The unconditional support of his wife and other friends in Maine serves as an example of community healing. As a family man on the Maine frontier, Zachary suffers discouragement and estrangement in two of his sons and loyalty. He witnesses incredible changes in the world in which he lived. Seeing that the next generation will escape from learning firsthand of his time's values, he writes this book to dispense his advice to the next generation what is most dear to him, character.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980341729
• ISBN13: 9781980341727
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 654 Pages
• Weight: 2.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.5" x 6.0"