Cold as Thunder: In a Nation Silenced, Wisdom Becomes a Weapon - Paperback

by Jerry Apps (Author)

When the world floods and freedom drowns, resistance rises from the most unlikely rebels.

In a near-future America ruled by the authoritarian Eagle Party, schools are privatized, the press is silenced, and even libraries have been shuttered. The internet is no longer open--only controlled, censored, and constantly watched. As the nation crumbles under surveillance, environmental collapse, and social decay, a catastrophic storm breaches Lake Michigan's shoreline, turning Wisconsin into a fractured refuge for climate migrants.

But amid the chaos, one group refuses to surrender. A band of sharp-witted, sixty-something Wisconsinites--calling themselves the Oldsters--begin quietly resisting the regime. Armed with courage, memory, and defiant humor, they spread knowledge the government wants buried and spark a movement that could reignite free thought in the most controlled corners of the country.

Cold Thunder is a riveting tale of resilience, rebellion, and gray-haired grit--where the fight for truth is waged not with weapons, but with wisdom.

Author Biography

Jerry Apps was born and raised on a farm in central Wisconsin. Upon graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and spending time in the U.S. Army, Apps worked as a county extension agent in Green Lake and Brown County Wisconsin. He then worked as a staff development specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Extension. He is Professor Emeritus of the University Wisconsin-Madison and the author of several fiction and non-fiction books about agriculture and rural life in the Upper Midwest.