Location: Canada
Member Since: March 29, 2011
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Jim Burk


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Fascinated by communications technology. One of earliest educators in Alberta to receive an M.Ed in Educational Technology. Worked with first inexpensive reel to reel video recorders. Produced 16mm film. Picked Betamax over VHS and now transitioned to digital video. Retired and writing novels. Have completed four in the "Stonechild Chronicles" series, almost ready for Smashwords upload. These stories follow a young Cree aboriginal through the first years of WW 2 when the British Empire faced Hitler and the fascists alone. Also will have my Dad's biography, "Horses, Trails and Trophies" on Smashwords. This will include links to illustrative clips from his 8mm movies taken over 50 years ago and available through YouTube.

Where to find Jim Burk online

Website: http://horsestrails.com
Blog: http://horsestrails.com

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Stonechild Volunteers    by Jim Burk
Price: Free! 88490 words. Published by Jim Burk  on July 13, 2011. .
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Russell Stonechild, a young Cree aboriginal from Northern Saskatchewan, joins a Scots battalion, the Gall Light Armoured, just prior to the outbreak of WW 2. From a fur-trapping and fur-trading family he is well-equipped for the role of warrior and passionately pursues his new career.
Horses, Trails and Trophies    by Del Burk
Price: $4.99 USD. 51040 words. Published by Jim Burk  on June 27, 2011. .
Del Burk farmed, ranched and worked as a big game guide in some of the richest wild-life areas of Canada. Never rich in bankable assets, his life proved rich in experience and people. In addition to artistic illustrations and photographs the book contains links directing you to YouTube clips taken from 8mm film from nearly fifty years ago.

Books

Stonechild and the Emperor    by Jim Burk
Price: $4.99 USD. 212690 words. Published on April 21, 2012. Fiction.
Russell Stonechild evades the Nazi blitzkrieg in Belgium, returning to England with additional secrets of the Enigma Machine. Members of the British War Council determine to use Russell to delay the return of Emperor Haile Selassie to the war front in Ethiopia. Haile Selassie obtains Russell’s reassignment. Flying boats deliver Russell to British controlled Khartoum in the Sudan.
Stonechild's Enigma    by Jim Burk
Price: $3.99 USD. 131350 words. Published on April 20, 2012. Fiction.
Stonechild's Enigma is the third novel in a series of seven. Russell Stonechild, a young Cree fur trapper and trader becomes a regimental scout in the Gall Light Armoured. Uneducated, but a language prodigy, his skills are sharpened during efforts to slow the Nazi advance through Belgium as war heats up in the first year of declared conflict in WW 2.
Stonechild and the Minotaur Maze    by Jim Burk
Price: $4.99 USD. 108880 words. Published on November 23, 2011. Fiction.
Russell Stonechild goes through basic infantry training in Scotland and earns his Scout badge. He is among the first of the BEF to reach France to defend against Hitler. Failure of the British and French forces to be proactive forces Russell and part of his battalion to use their own initiative against a secret Nazi installation.

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Smashwords book reviews by Jim Burk

  • My War: I The Pilot on June 03, 2011
    star star
    I found the writing quite good, but missing in detail, except for the sex scenes. I agree with the other reviewer regarding the weak ending. I read every thing I can get my hands on regarding WW 2, especially if it comes from a Canadian or British perspective. I am biased, of course, with four novels on WW 2 nearly ready for Smashwords and three more plotted. Also, my Dad's autobiography, Horses, Trails and Trophies, nearly ready to upload. How better to learn than from the work of others.