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Across Oceans and Revolution: A Principled Life

A book about growing up on a schooner and being an American living in China during the Cultural Revolution

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Kickstarter Up and Running!

January 13, 2016

I can’t write this book without your help. I need an assistant to help with organization, typing, the website and so much more. Therefore, I have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds. I hope you’ll be able to help, but, even if you can’t, I hope you’ll let others know about it. … More Kickstarter Up and Running!

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Testimonial from Lincoln Cushing

December 30, 2015

“Ann Tompkins’ rich and complex life has touched many people. She was raised aboard an 85-foot schooner in the 1930s, struggled against the California “loyalty oath” for teachers, defended the right of a new China to have a voice at a 1965 international peace conference, was one of a handful of Americans in China during … More Testimonial from Lincoln Cushing

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I’m writing a book!

December 30, 2015

How many lives include a childhood sailing on a schooner and time in China during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution? Hello. My name is Ann Tompkins. I’ve had an unusual life and if I had a nickel for everyone that ever said, “You should write a book,” I’d be wealthy. As a matter of fact, … More I’m writing a book!

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