Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds: The Sixties Generation, #1
The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds: The Sixties Generation, #1
The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds: The Sixties Generation, #1
Ebook654 pages9 hours

The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds: The Sixties Generation, #1

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds takes you on a merry romp with a band of idealistic twenty-somethings looking for love and hoping to change the world in an luckier universe in which the Kennedys were not assassinated and the Vietnam War ended before it began. Joining in the fun are President Richard Nixon and Dr. Timothy Leary, the escaped convict Nixon calls "the most dangerous man in the world" for turning America's youth into no-good hippies. Nixon is the same profane, venal S-O-B that made him such a hit in our universe, but here he is unleashed in a world where there was no Vietnam war to slow him down and Watergate is just a fancy hotel. Elected on a pledge to wage an unrelenting "war on drugs," Nixon instead confronts a different kind of war an energy war. The Arab oil embargo is driving the country toward a second Great Depression as motorists line up for hours to buy gasoline at any price. Desperate for alternatives to oil, Nixon learns of a plant which produces three times more biomass per acre than corn. If it were grown for methanol, good old wood alcohol the same fuel used in Indianapolis racing cars ­America could farm its way to energy independence in just five short years. A secret weapon has dropped in Nixon's lap, but he is shocked to learn that, under another name, the secret weapon which could defeat the oil cartel is a primary target of his War on Drugs. If he can lead America to energy independence by convincing conservatives to legalize cultivation of the plant Thomas Jefferson called "America's most valuable crop" in the name of national security, the final spot on Mount Rushmore will be his. Nixon knows that only a law-and-order, hippie-bashing conservative like himself could hope to buck America's richest families and most powerful corporations to pull off a caper this crazy.

Series: The Sixties Generation

Volume One

408 pages

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 1, 2008
ISBN9780929150284
The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds: The Sixties Generation, #1
Author

William Scott Morrison

William “Scott” Morrison has been chasing the get-rich-quick American Dream for many decades while writing stories and songs on the side. Now in his late youth, he is channeling a lifelong interest in politics and history into telling the story of the times through historical fiction. Luck of the Draw, his second novel, follows the lives of the same characters who in his first novel, The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds, thrive in a luckier world where there was no Vietnam war. He lives quietly with his wife in the wine country of California.

Related to The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds

Titles in the series (2)

View More

Related ebooks

Alternative History For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Energy Caper, or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds - William Scott Morrison

    ڱbbook_preview_excerpt.html}ےǑ$i}jQJ3I܆ }Y vfF2# 'w̗YխjLCUqwoN7_Cl~׿}_s7O ]5|ՅΏw]؍UpB]EH߸~SWWw?Vǃ*Wm\-u>U0ZF~1vuѝ1V{?VqUa.ᇻ?ݪڹ4VN^tpCB\w$Ք=~^=YԍOnv:wA^o!68a#vwPaX4P|ċ S{KDy =2jQ~pj9'Y^#^*?qjj=5M%*wq緱8T c%6su J6ͩƉ/(8h~p$(, '#CVa *ބ/ b]lRUOˑg1<$T[.=5}V[9~m{8E{U=sM=u}5=tJ( 羍ɽ#7 Uo\*k]R8z!_6.i/C {A~:U^N%k>ȿ߇z}6Nx N2r9bL®XKʁk[^vbsh8tCuss%G%4ލCcH-^XH($I rmēHfTVzG-RaK<p`k{'7 yC=x?&^UwF+N _a˦7C\۩ p,|?G!||y?V. [}'y/;H9k@I..|u*2Y!|(*=_5Opdw?aWSK> DpR\RzYKU&(g mXEq]m|EIW^$$Kzp_9Jf9(aryޖAeAvPvGQi%uULk -cD8m"-x"vOB9‹0@ 1vɾ]NͽS$E잭b2ߋ 5qczD.v WƬb/8A`W _-Ϭ V՟nz=^U?ղTo b,Y-(tX96 CgE`|=[n)ңj'ȡ+3q %q-δDN,L,\&DTC  iw^oB= +W~'G;9W |-!n;'1ZJX{^nJEXKP6pۇ!V{K*6!_}_YlM@ޯŁXK'Շ)7Oʚֽ-۲кv5nS1(S7ro7la j]R^0 GΎl=rxnV_pƳXbD+MpdLa^#>,g%+H{&[v+ߩmr?ł@vCT= bE?D=RHO$bxX}GS@zBJkQa RQUԙGkjp1{! 4⁨c'er*>|h;59x wȔAKNz#g0tY4gc^Vl_^N(G^>> 0߽M .Ų\n"W5.[X(FT8/~dfKi-`.q4Tp)AI]Xy%=m ݽ pX}SAmgmrN!|Rߊ.Ea;Z$sc?mj.2F!߰sA#Oq,w<M m=]Ӧ`.F>H7D;r-7j:18qyiEd(V?T!c7fߒ@߻9摷#r1Sz jut8Fx>h#X'Rzu wmbu䰞1G7C;I1TuHE5 9Bov0b%79!0Hha!Մ;J9EsʑdY])DA1i6ԾJlK[O~r6d/6Dp\V,߈>M+P1b %+^\By'0 @z5Wo9_/IAl@Jۉ߄Fvj7+x_FK-s=~5lsf'ȂeNڈ6/xMr䶏G 66Hd\Ļp\w^LSe|d{?⡫kcQz9p~rb\dY ^H;(T{w;đ̽26ӧ3}/ʮA}$1q'Ysн'W1biRx^C7ڣFE`?mrPN逄@('B3I bvJ 1j">w"!/i蒆F%R'tjڊ!Sex'MPh3f\]f"$= k?}9V#gKGXZ|W% 8aEC'Էw@uGs.o# KU9.oQ=~S>h/&YQ KE É!(ƪlH7#V0a%)[ ]l"(ŧ ea7 J9"Qqv W!AIL$\ !EVy bk"5!j339om3f`s%n9SA:a§a[C5bTccZ#?/F0zx $I,I$7qnoi_τ# tY,PfǏ`_1n'/K5>LH?Yȇl(Ck@=0 {'BGB wB58&5W:"WK'^}u՛ kn @jP[PNH##Q4&ka/L1EBh~|(7=D#ƮHٴT.^]EvG gF,ãR)`!Qz,E? ~FG%º~W_}h+u 7 :[T#&DawLOe{r][Ub@K:&j\3`>%y]y+"i WudNnD%E?VSr9>EV)5! .S n> [XM-NInWj QРQ)ݭwM[FC,Fߥ}k5M|"f 4\8ֲZ)R/@f{s`O @[;m)X}lPc3hA&ѫ3@ϖL,l R,/k&[pxH)<y/y1Z Qrn׃8V&ܿ2MqP߸ƎjtK*Ds5*ѠmH&"э5~;-#C$oT [jީk<q76B+5 Q^<~mD'blYQe9LW`F\pP l@դ, jFʸ[ 0. E*P=NW (h- 1Z5gp <> ʮ2~)vg)w cƷrbdKʗD(":`>s Je4JY즙(^"qwpzHd3\t0 T:BdU" [[OgT2UZN@ߕ_Pp]f[j;碁뢡xXg;"~pH?(|,7\f1h>V3yЃù;d{aXپD`|dE$haΠD,R0 iт®rrP#@~#vy8or0ކLk/AWOp'/6u{ a憍 >z*OnE<ꭸ\5wVx2y>պR0%B{)mqm0!嚅QV̤1>ӭ'9,ZJbhꌒBeï\&<+<:?Kez2[NXk |x[N>x8jS. 1[˄j ^&PmiRۈF򕁀5D^lCN̲sS@SCr@f|_~[xxp`-ҝl~0ުʷEeI2q"R: "oϡkQ1 ͳhdy`Kٻ9OBmu͈ōf/2 h3x~3KD,A^Ye^}J$9ȗ Z(|q| 'x5&ϋ!!x2Z2'X3U+%P\.lk;'.{ c#7L֐ڢC~v$GK6@i&+PnXWEq? 01R/BL6Hc96c i*cfY"{6ǀh)hz0iBS(R_3&@j}Tdm٤S}L%d8-Oc}8Ta'e?ǍNM^C<= ٠,a0]I/*btnmOm* :S3Z؟QI^!I DqPv:bVX"o[G(SF 3pK4@DHdp%Ry2Pv7#00}1!"W ghKNa̐|p2jS% b3|.A6òk9$<,,7bO4,<ܲlU,&"׾C2:?Q5:=Mȕ߀K JF;Î/˕Rm|8tbsj 5=Dh?`)=TG&ҫŦ@RFԊ虅q c4Oj)/*]i۾bGW@J3|TC@%>יE=_w41[;~3*& bYWvh5Z,51?3,00%T~^D ~P$ |\5DOso >ࣞ&񙕰D F1~>IGe]|/b5I\28WO!X\mHE@ǃAeyAբ7mۊL5%9FvSck?CzKo@ثCKY9ni7?1Z|BM5Cx%Ꝝس?) P8 w̠-ղJ"à)RS:a] G TRldH+ J V eJ11R \΀oHx;(+WٗK5'xz"%E J7rdB;[՞v^WCd۪Ѣb[ 4" &#Dtdg٠fZ5r1SDmΦ:x-F_\\%q,zYe[ÏW9^JX(,2L" Qg{! 0"o_Yqn>d8xCtߠ c#17-%2ҦY~d.RonDJR.i_KUL3YNz@,X=*?L B48'T!o2"8Lg:הUbK΍!9]*>4P(1~rCUj70=X\ΒrZZӕ<B=E^!jMǹWU8vu~EY<= y[ /X٨6+Fhbcl6jQiGc|4zYCXfkaiD7:(>lIŲo4ldpLQ3%b9A샮sH=#r5JP$xL^n '1gB{aX[Zf)'/f4l W @<+>r)[94/jÖY$e_7pܐ) 5"JA,~6g,^e'*h/Y FP ݂>Y/k0o#r3K{+6c/9<ʲR*gEa?sF\V=la6Ze * ުRY/M"*.4![P Į=K`Zv2}#Z,064wPH4oݢǧ6Xf!f)wmMu}Xda oJbX6[Cv z" %/nY+ #}./h d. jV7u}FBZJYa=RҷN sf%+7omA\׎ܨMf# Z~FKZe4Q ?  YI4o?"DQDMsqsi;(|βxsm}mrZx_A]] P˽0(t)˒ԍ;l`YGV^i 3M F(ֱ aQug$8y'kD^05E'Ul޸v6Wي/Yy-hYĐz^о=KܠKwr:xyl>yb8=#Q7xcJ?*5kU \"-~g|-rfMEa#:#(RA¿W8wD~-˸By.hZ;xW6on,a>0JZ4rO[];7BhhynY-ZTS0-Ӱ^=iW6R%ߧ0/4]Yd"ws /oC -gz;1|!feOOO=/M]gD3T j83ʈ)?DXVNF,_qDv@#ڤx` xkwԕPN:Ey 0 ܡP0q hCCj,tJT^` #8՝y|l2f-vA{yk5F6G[ 緹JXbDŎϋwF {UXrzÜf~ZB Ú0ҹr)bL֛G:*dHx?L8A5UfN-4Mai7wlexfA7_+WnTrZ{lT?gɀ/* ߽x| K t ȶbƹb~Ld}V乌P!O{n3h҂il t6P߃-wYD:TV+'%;K-?P@r+߶$!zY3sdiU`~N'l *;Vzmf|0 :6VɧBq,^Z=cR ,)hdk-#ȞջsyA &:h5wXkVDZCqΟsE QҺQCZޭ`ņ{_و%yzyռa;AJݯ+lyv 4,kfc8A#o xC~voވU]=kRbL Y#56j($yc F)'x+"!R x`7KE?iCV?ܻJ:jM&䯠ݖ5\B rA[2ߧO3LA.0Qb^3^$nh w;(9se(Lgj`F#lgFCbԦ>28tu#!5j=d2/8X\^^GC0M.L Py?ò@@1=\ ќsn5"-*IJj,v~go,?`u|H 4 -b 2 64q-:4s&@ ;ct_uHAMݱ1#)5M7Tjcf(d1`nO˺BKyj4֡%:?0kԄhJO'ClvU&뤗 lH0L/drR<j g5siqu\zw)1ײB&>-☊Y;C1lzI!(Mj]y,x4p 6>j*[7`*{Сo6 2v"\ ӭ06 [bfnX2VUD봪4/[U8B`CD-};JFh,C6ϠfF- .9o]zʓZGV"i7hT|#JJh][HbT?u Qھ2{*9F=vj>;Z ~&|10BX/!H CpXRT3 8ǼqtZ#xۭ) jeAR+Q!;x4&2=>˴rfՑf\qJO y B1'чPX[RkN6Rjhs5bslZBOxew3DU!J}M5@7@'18WJoS)tU/R=rQZs\jTُOR3 +E&k1Zd3 (8*J$裷f#oO?7fh 1G7Kеu83!V =nfӺ.[3Nt.ǵ܅S*t."|PeH= !$ao 0˛O,! JmGLނ9{3I$74fS>gթR*v? Ќ@n̳c0 yfheXu}iH H-Qc$NVu*}(MrANoQg5JpvϿ$'Lgِ.¬ @vLm]UQ{M<"n?/w[h1!RutȬ;5aYf{~s!I˶{3PաUKV6aJ|23"E)-bˋ^}. CJ(GqA*ؠcuOemY*WCtbl\?- :6KT,0x3@˿7[@+,Kw"?wwxDU[qr†ݲ޼Ż/rD J oʶs'QT~՞~-'xhtV$n8kɆqbl[K>T h BKknb|,Fqb"CsK7^& $G h.;k7%y ZzFՙ,H6YA"Z}6WVH1.&[m6 >bH9ÌyNϗT`eSg'XiM)QFlފqZF@6 qcBB-~HgĿ;pp6b eZwbY_|ct0G-Bע{VTڌ5-ygWsOdZp{i'1콌/jee÷EpC3f2%≵߰/BAtoˍC]Y2FAr ·_`r&9ۀ2UqȪGR%XKx; X9̈7svn8O=Zv%]U^ -_n,CgaRF3]hPvkCYA><^?u2#ټ@;-s=#RbVޮlrɽ8kɻ/v}ueʊ{Xf ..;fx H#ݳ~( 0PtV7ԗ .CvX+˭7 taj!ceH'0S-iSvJ0o<D2]T%,ڈYs٨*7֧-* + )0ʣ4gNP6TZ,!bnb#"'$0Zue4={ѵç+ݼl;cMfg?[zxk>jAAT٨h9Բ=r2~/,DzȗM =(^Q `i.yVbKC OVa-sg/E[tT".m5qr~ g[Y v'3)*XT)T=3d>S+TDQ:EY;XJmEX'4x ̓-w7G~~^,.ᵲ/݃]Fev]hGh9P@s7l#qV*۫w*uƜX֭)(/ tU;~z^_E$2,VPt+j昘6wrvL"=}8|O'9ɜ4† B~ ]ȍd:c\,&-v# P7.ȬC][,ֱMFb|9KnJN6K<J6BtNz3^2cu tNVxoа;U#N?{J{3>|grQI4M!ULL6˼pB~ ~}9M l1!(,]s*Um?;3-Cw?m/ևu$h }gY@匍Vi-`"J8XGZk&.)N X_fx@v/th]#p*7t9b^΅$<xlۃhpA&9ԿOќ"$]E<%q 4@AO@<@W],ClNZ-8lShRQT::lpWd?el ef&OnTA'WZU \5sgy\.Jqfs0mﵖ}4C HvѶ/z!Vgfk{;b Zf`^\$NYDr1btJoW+`9;7 @•VFG V8Vr!>w:y;x{8MaqgDXa o|nFl{`4F*g8䇃 %db/k5h<%7bfXäuB [cz,X-mo @AM&~? uNybewjkCtHqksr57mH7B^ܜ'ߓKC6Dh2m0XMU[31⹑Ӓ35Y#[ҘUJq@FKjFK}X{ 56VwX&߳1[k oqlgi#e;B@=gA7sbYR9dGoR&ե #"sBC9(?:s9vY/.a[kk")j1#Fm!ʼn2۾6_>Hܯ*ɗ}%tYZqY[!.2lzs.) f-(l2+qe }ޜL2tVJ3TnK Mnh0xY2 wnZ֩ O-$+4ozм׀n+4O)Sa~-V6: ͭDrl4j}C,H3UMcF{6D0XS!uS+w]X8dCH0f"UL"8r"#ދKx:yU>;Fl(W|#fyFv `ۙǛCP&z솰{|csDHx99VVP@"RPMQ2Mx@Ysg3>1fo#N82nk_ V\pjPQOl<ïZWrAT|]xZ캦Uag rm{J=6gziz!- I#/I6`'ʄf:t~+IQV!N!w Ef 1 {ۛQ=j[_'\:+rDoPh9Bd fDEkxgȭ05viWif>Snu h-V$ZyQKt R9&eO&a3HTڞukz$ĝ>;想< qK^=ְRcD8[T#@ ~Z~b':y sǡ;LD4bAO\2l&e. bZI{f"S--D+;W]xnnU#D|W\o^JMK@Wgtf_d%`_>56{5Yb%I!lY4]n] -eXܥFo3:gRG\u;@ ^R71!REGT 4W4TZ.բYwsR:M2s+RZcIXꊯcZ(~#Fb_r~ *zg[(oVsU\rn=ۚZբ'^^oѓecOygŢ 60y\˨#r`tciXTk7a[ =⒚FRc7NV\PV=6j0g2i2IVC{*^jg `mណĎ#,O0A#h xH/-с lΕ  s8Si3LH~,?^sz4m`T~(}X[RJfpsMK'~@()m6 dɮGf6YYv|u0I%|n,~;K-ɻ^̴) $1ܣU]r٪N W4Ox8ںp7A rJaߧyH&y.fVjm2; ;>R vt_zB㯾hJtqkO݀YrraINī)f βK &U^s5@iV"UN7]x:3Dqh+zgrXGw lRn[Z!̭P y;s?`%7Jgif`omy%JKL3K&״V uEzfQ'VFY0Cʎ^Nc+0F]ُ8wEwVGeb q.ְƳ=jŔ ;5H c [ð!kʝYΟnX{R?;Dd2-~`'GWW%$i,Q<ȫ5-s to!c1zFV:!qJ0O#ý& C,/@(촄M'j"fjoo^n`n'dFJ߅=Cz!Ƈrvٹ{` Ah)c7"+bUؔZlf&+9c~9@`LgeQ*k`ėM%/Q- j\ڋ{hRQF_nXxX П+z a6fNKª;?jy. v-ԙM$-ˤ<32XSjS'`LբqǓB7+GT2e DoieCjn,uQSY(S(6Eg̡=ܟ(,8i*fdv\&rp:G%ҍ;nڽ /Srw~R&vs8:U٫Ț[TEgO?X0)Ob(@%HdЧp$b7VR;'X-[gg--|A:즫nؓ6'F|_Hr/T>Σ7l t摂]194ѳZCu{ +{W$-4U},f{?F<^iV⅛3}#܅
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1