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To the delight of readers, countless travelers over the ages have written of their myriad global journeys. Rare, however has been a substantive travelogue by an African-American adventurer. The Name Is the Same fills that void marvelously by detailing the fascinating travel experiences of enterprising hotelier, Samuel E. Boynes Jr., through the Caribbean and France as he embarks on a genealogical quest unearthing scattered multicultural roots of the Boynes family tree.
From soaking in the reputed healing waters in Eau de Boynes, Haiti (the name is the same), to a personal tour of French historical landmarks by the Marquis de Boynes and hosts in the town of Boynes, France (the names are the same), to lively sea tales in rustic St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands by the late Captain Loredon Boynes (the name is the same), there is a titillating thread of wondrous adventure and Celestine-Prophecy-like coincidences woven into this account of contemporary pilgrimages to the source of this writer's roots.
The spirit of this remarkable man and his remarkable quest enliven The Name Is the Same, providing readers with a memorable and oftentimes humorous literary journey. |
