Thomas C Williams
Bio: Way back in 1998, while doing research for my first novel, I discovered Volney's Ruins of Empires (Paris, 1791). Volney's book describes why empires rise and fall. It also provides a solution to religious conflicts. Both themes have a certain resonance in today's world. Irony of Ironies: Everyone used to read Volney's Ruins during the 19th century, but no one knew Thomas Jefferson translated it. Today, I have discovered physical evidence proving Jefferson translated it, but no one is reading Volney's Ruins. Everyone read it? Like whom? Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, William Blake, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglass, Balzac, Flaubert, Victor Hugo... Why is this important? Volney's Ruins speaks to problems humanity faces today. Beyond that, artists once used the book as a source of inspiration. I've done that with both of my novels: English Turn: Volume 1: Napoleon Invades Louisiana and Kash Kachu (White House): Volume 1: Revenge of the Katchina.
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