Goebel

About the Book

Goebel (pronounced like 'noble') is the life story of William Goebel Rothwell, named after a governor of Kentucky who was assassinated on the day Goebel was born in 1900.

This is the true story of my grandfather, a remarkable man who had special powers given to seventh sons. In addition to the stories of Goebel's healing powers are snapshots of the way he lived and helped his neighbors throughout his life - a life cut short by the effects of tobacco smoking and stomach ailments resulting from his time in France during World War I.

The cover is an example of how remarkable Goebel's life was and how signs of his life and death deeply affected all things and all people with whom he came into contact. On the cover is a copy of Goebel's picture which hung on Goebel's bedroom wall for many years. As Goebel began to die, the black and white picture began turning to silver and gold colors, and continued to change in color from top to bottom until Goebel passed away, at which time the changing of colors stopped. The picture seems to show the life draining from Goebel's body, with no physical explanation for why the changes in the picture occurred during that particular time.

About the Author

Gary Lee is an ordinary guy who happened to have an extraordinary grandfather. This is his first book about a variety of unusual human beings, each having some unique set of qualities which made their lives different from the rest of us.