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Mitiblende reads like the story of a Black American family in its quest to sell or partition an heir's property legacy of 56 acres of undivided interest. The term Mitiblende (translation, make the brains grow smarter) was coined by Robert M. Pittman. The late Mr. Pittman was Joe Harris' uncle. Joe Harris is the novel's protagonist. The storyline is cast around property located in a small town rural Texas setting. Heirs property essentially represents generational wealth that has been transferred to multiple family members by inheritance, usually without a will. The deed to the property was dated August 2, 1898, from Sallie Simpson to Rosie Burse Edwards (Joe Harris' greatgrandmother). The granting of the land was instead of monetary compensation and represented repayment for services rendered by Joe Harris' ancestors. In many ways, the Mitiblende story can be characterized as semi-autobiographical. Several aspects of Joe Harris' childhood to adolescence to adulthood passage (such as names, places, and other identifying descriptors) may be fictional. However, many aspects of the journey, such as his efforts in structuring the Harris Family Tree, are factual and historical. Intertwined between the story is an evolving collage of clues presented in the form of letters, emails, teleconferences, and dialogue. For example, a letter written in 1986 by Joe Harris' Aunt Maude (the late Maudell Williams) provided clues that highlighted issues such as (a) the landlocked perimeter and (b) the lack of easement rights.

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Author Gene Hewett, Ph.D., earned a doctorate degree from the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy, a master's degree in health administration from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Public Health and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Claremont McKenna College. He first began teaching on a part- time basis in 1988. Over the years he has served as a lecturer at the University of Southern California, California State University of Dominguez Hills, National University, and the University of Phoenix (UOP). Courses taught were in the areas of research methods, statistics, health behavior, management theory, organizational communication, and grant proposal writing. In addition, at National University he taught a course titled, ""Introduction to Literature."" Also, at UOP he taught a course titled, ""Written Communication."" For the past 27-plus years, he has served as an associate faculty member at the University of Phoenix, where he is qualified to facilitate 20 undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the online and classroom modalities. As President of G.H. Consultants, Inc. his primary duties include the publishing, marketing and promotion of ""Mitiblende The Story of an American Family,"" ""The Transition, A Novel of Promise, Pitfalls, Perseverance and Passion"" and ""Wine Me, Dine Me, Dance Me, Romance Me."" G.H. Consultants, Inc. is also availableto conduct the following secondary activities; (1) grant proposal writing, (2) program evaluations, (3) community opinion surveys, (4) public administration-related policy analyses, (5) legislative analyses, and (6) designing law enforcement training programs.

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