He is back in St. Maarten again. Four years ago, Aruba-born, U.S. Marine veteran Dunbar Campbell held a sold-out book signing of his first novel at Chesterfields Restaurant. This time, he is back with his third novel, Winds of Fédon, a historical novel based on the true story of Julien Fédon, a slave master who led a slave revolt in Grenada in 1795.
The rebellion lasted 16 months, during which 7,000 died. Fédon himself mysteriously vanished, and to this day, historians still speculate what happened to him. More than 200 years later, Fédon still commands a legendary appeal over the island.
Dunbar Campbell will be signing his books again at Chesterfields, a restaurant he has loved and visited for 25 years. The book event will be held on Friday, July 5th from 5 pm to 8 pm.
Campbell was born in Aruba but grew up in Grenada, where danger honed his earliest writing skills. As a student activist on the turbulent island, he wrote for and distributed anti-government newspapers in support of a revolutionary movement under the leadership of Maurice Bishop, a British-educated lawyer.
When the government crushed the organization, Campbell migrated to America and enlisted in the Marine Corps. His 'Welcome to America' at age 19 was boot-camp basic training in South Carolina.
Campbell's former comrades eventually overthrew the Grenada government in the 1979 revolution. Meanwhile, Campbell served tours on Marine Corps bases in North Carolina, Virginia, Japan, and Hawaii, where he was stationed when a violent coup in 1983 led to Prime Minister Bishop's execution and the U.S. invasion.
Among documents the U.S. military seized from Bishop's collection and stored at the National Archives in Maryland, is a passionate hand-written letter of congratulations to Prime Minister Bishop, written four years earlier and signed, 'Sergeant Dunbar Campbell, U.S. Marines'.
Today, Campbell is a writer, research director, and public speaker. Over the years he has completed 16 marathons and his scuba diving certification. He channels into his writings the dangers, conflicts, and intrigues that shaped his life. His international readers write thrilling reviews on Amazon for his three novels: Blood of Belvidere, The Bianca C Still Burns, and the recently released Winds of Fédon.
Writing is his passion. And readers say Winds of Fédon is his best yet.
