ABOUT THE AUTHOR
LOUIS TABOR
Born on April 16, 1944 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania a small coal mining town. Grew up in the inner-city of Baltimore, Maryland and lived there for approximately twenty year. Received an athletic scholarship from the University of Baltimore and attended graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh and The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Majority of education was in marketing and finance. Was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army as a Platoon Sergeant during the Vietnam War. Business career included working as a General Manager for AT&T, President of Litton Network Systems and Chief Operations Officer for Virginia Transformer Corporation. Presently, retired living in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina for the past twenty years. Has been married for 55 years and a deceased daughter and one granddaughter. Loves playing golf, working in the yard and active in his church.
MY BOOKS
Thunder of the City
Thunder of the City is a gritty inner-city novel set in Baltimore, following Fuzzy Duncan, a gang leader determined to transform his organization from violent criminals into neighborhood protectors. As he balances gang leadership, complicated relationships, and dangerous street politics, Fuzzy also chases an athletic scholarship that could change his life. Injuries, betrayal, love, and tragedy test his resolve, forcing him to confront whether loyalty, ambition, and redemption can truly coexist in a city shaped by hardship and hope.
Challenges of the Heart
“Challenges of the Heart” is set in a post-World War II environment where a hard-working mother faces the war death of her husband and the need to survive. Ann McClure is a strong, determined, and brave woman and does whatever it takes to provide for her three children. In 1950 new fortune falls upon the McClure family which take them from New York City to a cattle ranch in Sheridan, Wyoming. The McClure’s are faced with adjusting to ranch life and the Shoshone Indian tribe. The key to the family’s success is an ex-Dodger pitcher who manages the ranch and provides a father type image for the kids. They endure many highs and lows including, love, crime, friendships, violence, and the caring of others while adjusting to the western culture. The oldest son has a beautiful God given voice and challenges confront him on his journey to Nashville. “Challenges of the Heart” is a warm hearted story which will make you laugh, cry, and smile as the McClure family hurdles many obstacles in their new life.
Blessings by the Ocean
“Blessings By the Ocean is a fast-moving, action-packed, heartwarming story that will challenge your feelings and imagination. The story is narrated by the main character, Oscar (Ski) Jankowski. Ski is a young man who recently out of high school working in a coal mine in Halifax, Pennsylvania. He has a great desire to make more out of his life and his grandmother who he lives with, is encouraging him to do just that. With no college education, Ski decides he wants to be an Ocean City, Maryland lifeguard. An old man, Mr. Tyler, an Olympic gold medalist, who runs the local YMCA swimming pool agrees to train him. At the swimming pool, Ski meets a beautiful young lady, Kelly, who has been through a major tragedy in her young life. Kelly, Mr. Tyler, and Ski venture to Ocean City, Maryland to follow their dreams. As the story jumps into high gear the TKO Night Club plays a big part in their successful attempt to live by the ocean. A serious accident could cost Ski his life and totally destroy his life of becoming a lifeguard. As the story continues, Ski finds his long-lost mother who abandoned him as a baby. Several serious shark attacks come into the picture and Mr. Tyler, Kelly, and Oscar form the TKO Night Club partnership. As opportunities come their way, they quickly discover people are not all honest and truthful. A disaster strikes and the results look to be devastating to the young couple. Blessings By the Ocean is one book you will not want to put down.
The Amazing Street Kids
On the industrial waterfront of Baltimore City, runaway kids from terrible forester homes found their safety together. An old abandon tobacco warehouse became their living quarters as the numbers of orphans grew to thirty-five. The children’s ages ranged from six to fifteen but their stories were all the same. Their way of life was begging, stealing and running from the police. Anne and Dougal Fraser had a tavern on the waterfront and knew these kids needed help before they ended up dead. Initially, the Frasers took two street kids into their home and before they knew it, the number was five. The homeless children brought luck to the Frasers in a young girl named Rita Thomas. Rita had been raped in the forester home she lived in but she had a God given beautiful voice that her parents were developing before they were killed. The Frasers featured her singing at the tavern and people came from all over the city to hear her sing.
Spread Your Wings
The inner city of Baltimore was not what I had pictured in my dreams. The streets were filled with hoodlums, with violence, and they were filthy. Who knew-even murders might have been committed on Washington Street. This was not the place for a kid from the suburbs who loved playing Cowboys and Indians. As my dad called, I knew we were here for good in our new old row house. Thus begins the new novel from Louis Tabor, a story inspired by his own childhood in the inner streets of Baltimore. The narrator is a young boy names Fuzzy Duncan, aged twelve, who has to move to the inner city with his parents and brothers for economical reasons. The city is nothing like the neighborhood the Duncans moved from. The boys will have to adjust, and quickly, to survive. As the weeks pass, Fuzzy sees, hears, and does things no twelve-year-old could possibly be prepared for and finds himself and his personality changing. Whether it is learning about city life from the shoeshine boy, picking peaches with the snakes, swimming naked with the girls, or talking trash to prisoners, Fuzzy Duncan will produce a happy grin.
Times of Courage
“Times of Courage” is a caring and yet chilling story about the adventures of Karen and Jackson Thomas. Hunting alligators at fourteen, very little to eat, ragged old dirty clothes and terrible living conditions is a life hard to imagine for two young kids. They knew they had to escape from their mean, rotten father or they would die in the everglades swamp. Their bold departure leads them into the caring arms of a black woman, Aunt Grace. Venturing to Winston/Salem N.C. to find good jobs was a dangerous undertaking for the Thomas kids. Along the way Karen faces several life-threatening situations and earns the status of heroine which leads to making TV commercials. Jackson Thomas discovers his love for NASCAR racing and finds a friend to mentor him to the pro circuit. Along the way they gain many friends and find love. Their new life is filled with adventure, problems, and big decisions and they know courage is what is required for them to be successful.