Gerald F. Sweeney

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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2006
  • Latest Book:
    October 2021
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Full Series List in Order

The Columbiad

1 - Eagles Rising (Mar-2007)
2 - First Lights (Feb-2008)
3 - Crashing Into Sunrise (Apr-2011)
4 - A Tournament of a Distinguished White Order (Sep-2016)
6 - Yo Columbia! How America's National Symbol Came Down Off Her Pedestal and Found Her Groove (May-2009)
7 - Wizard Ho! (May-2012)

Book List in Order: 9 titles

  • Last Proud Gallop

    A novel about how men and women love differently, notably a war hero and a true American courtesan. The Jazz Age is about to erupt. Six vibrant, wealthy young youths seek fulfillment in Long Island's polo society, Manhattan and old Southampton....

  • Eagles Rising

    The Columbiad - 1

    Eagles Rising chronicles an Irish-American family's transition from rural Iowa to Chicago where they confront labor, gangster and race wars. The WWI hero, haunted by a youthful anarchist plot, seeks support from his moxie wife and a Wizard. Eagles Ri...

  • First Lights

    The Columbiad - 2

    How does a frightened child overcome his fear of the world and Depression America? Amazingly the answer comes through sports, sex, help from the Church and a friendly Wizard. Set in the colorful era of the '39 World's Fair and WWII....

  • Yo Columbia! How America's National Symbol Came Down Off Her Pedestal and Found Her Groove

    The Columbiad - 6

    A novel about an older Manhattan magazine executive's pursuit of a young, brown girl. Together they initiate a quest for Scott Joplin's lost operas and the identity of a black model from the Gilded Age whose statuary images represent America....

  • Crashing Into Sunrise

    The Columbiad - 3

    Crashing into Sunrise portrays a rowdy youth's transition from teenage mayhem to the awareness of the larger world around him. It depicts the emotional and intellectual upheaval of a young man of the 1940s surrounded by his adventurous buddies and th...

  • Wizard Ho!

    The Columbiad - 7

    Wizard Ho!, the seventh and last novel in the Columbiad series, follows a merry band of Mahattanites in their search for a Wizard and his sidekick, Ripple, who operate a clandestine radio station that represents the embattled voice of the twentieth c...

  • A Tournament of a Distinguished White Order

    The Columbiad - 4

    A TOURNAMENT OF A DISTINGUISHED WHITE ORDER follows the complicated love duel between a creative Army private and a sensuous young actress, a pair energized and troubled by a romance set during the Korean War. Jim Mahoney learns how to soldier while ...

  • COMES THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS

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    Comes the Electric Circus is a novel that reflects the tumultuous changes from the traditional 1950's to the mind-blowing 60's. The story of the romance between two young Manhattanites, at a time when New York became the world's capitol of financ...

  • DOWN BROADWAY

    There was a magic time in the last century when New York became the world's capital of the arts and commerce. Confidant in world affairs and awakening to the revelations of the 1960's, Manhattan thrived on creativity and thrilled at its place and pow...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Gerald F. Sweeney has published 9 books.

Gerald F. Sweeney does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, DOWN BROADWAY, was published in October 2021.

The first book by Gerald F. Sweeney, Last Proud Gallop, was published in February 2006.

Yes. Gerald F. Sweeney has 1 series.
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