The Pursuit of the Dragon Fly(POD)

　　Tim Fitzgerald's unusual 'rags to riches' trilogy concludes in this volume, finishing his three volume study of the social history of the working class of the San Francisco Bay Area and the lot of the working poor and disadvantaged throughout the Cold War era of the 20th Century. Reading like historical novels, Fitzgerald plies his craft of creative non-fiction deftly, using detailed description of poverty in America as he knew it. This work turns on an unexpected and clever climax as the author champions four crusades he led in the 90s.

　　"Tim Fitzgerald has fought demons for years. His struggles reflect upon the problems with US mental health and legal systems which categorize sick people as criminals who are denied the medical care they deserve. Tim's struggle reflects one man's attempt to find meaning and redemption by self-education." - William Schwent, Songwriter and Poet

　　"As Tim knows, I have never agreed with his frequent forays in electoral politics, and I think he greatly overstates the political significance of the California Green Party in this third volume of his memoirs. Despite this, and other tiresome expressions of self-importance, the integrity of his lifelong battle for dignity and justice shines through like a beacon. His emotional honesty is breathtaking. It is truly an important contribution to what he calls "a social history of the working class." - Sandy Perry, Outreach Minister, CHAM Deliverance Ministry

　　"... Tim Fitzgerald and I worked fairly closely on our memoirs in Mammoth Lakes, but I couldn't tell... when Tim was often forcibly constrained by mental health services, [just] whose vested interests were at stake... Now, in [Pursuit of the Dragon Fly], Tim reveals the differences between personal problems and bureaucratic self interest." - Peter A. Berardo, PhD, Scientist and Author

　　"Tim Fitzgerald was a 'late bloomer' whose contribution to the community did not [truly] begin to shine until he broke from established tradition in the 90s and thereafter..." - John Lindauer, Economist Chicago

作者簡介

　　Timothy K. Fitzgerald has taught social science at community colleges in California. He graduated from SJSU in the 1970s, majoring in U.S. history and economics. He is now completing a third master