Inscribed " To Sharon", dated (year only) and SIGNED by the AUTHOR . 139 pages. Signed by Author. "By an act of Congress in 1991, permission was granted to fly a period United States flag at half-staff in perpetuity at the Treue Der Union monument in Comfort, Texas. It is the only monument to the Union outside of National Cemeteries in what was Confederate territory during the Civil War. Son of Defiance is a fictinal story that is based upon what this monument honors and how the lives of families are changed and affected by man's constant determination to fight for greedom. This novel is from a fictional teenager's point of vie. His name is Emil Schellhase.