{"id":240665,"date":"2026-03-28T10:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/240665\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T10:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:16:10","slug":"long-beach-ca-author-publishes-historical-fiction-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/240665\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach, CA Author Publishes Historical Fiction Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t “Opening The Atlantic: 1000 B. C.”, a new book by Doug Drummond, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.<\/p>\n

A harrowing maritime disaster marks the beginning of a gripping new journey into Northern Europe’s distant past. Set in 1000 B.C. along the treacherous Jutland Peninsula, a newly released historical narrative brings the Bronze Age to life through the eyes of a master craftsman and explorer.<\/p>\n

The story opens with a visceral struggle for survival as a twelve-man crew battles a relentless storm off the English coast. Wrecked by “angry waves” and driven ashore by the North Sea’s fury, the tragic fate of these sailors sets the stage for an expansive look at a world on the brink of discovery.<\/p>\n

The narrative centers on Sigurd Jensen, a resident of the tiny coastal village of Hjerting. As a shipbuilder and sailor, Jensen serves as the reader’s guide through the daily realities and extraordinary dangers of ancient life. His journey evolves from the craftsmanship of the shipyard to high-seas adventures, offering a vivid portrait of the cultural and physical landscapes of 1000 B.C.<\/p>\n

This is more than a survival story; it is an exploration of how the world began to open up to the people of ancient Northern Europe. Through Sigurd’s eyes, we experience the incredible twists of a life lived at the mercy of the sea.<\/p>\n

Readers can expect an atmospheric epic that captures the spirit of early seafaring and the resilience of the human spirit.<\/p>\n

“Opening The Atlantic: 1000 B. C.” is a 288-page paperback with a retail price of $21.00 (hardback $34.00, eBook $16.00). The ISBN is 979-8-89341-123-2. Published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For members of the press, to request a review copy or author interview, please visit https:\/\/bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com\/pages\/media-requests<\/a> or to buy the book, visit our online bookstore at https:\/\/bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com\/products\/opening-the-atlantic-1000-b-c<\/a> . For more information on publishing services, please visit https:\/\/www.dorrancepublishing.com\/<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Opening The Atlantic: 1000 B. C.”, a new book by Doug Drummond, has been released by Dorrance Publishing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-240665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}