A novel about a young man named Zacharia Valentine Zabrinski, who's told on his eighteenth birthday in 1905, that his mother died giving birth to him, and his father disappeared before he was born. His Aunt Celeste, who raised him as his mother, Grandma Martha, and sister Annie, are tremendous support personnel who help Zacharia on his quest to discover that he is, after all, a child of God, and is destined for a tremendous future. Zacharia's doubt in himself is overcome, when through a great deal of successful accomplishments, such as-Developing many lifelong friendships, like his best friend since second grade Pete, or, Max Marquis, the wealthiest man in New York City. Finding Adaline, his true love for all eternity, when wounded in WW1. Being asked to run as Eisenhower's Vice-President in 1952. Overcoming some minor set-backs, such as losing a small fortune digging six dry oil-wells in Alaska. Zacharia finally discovers, at age ninety-eight, his greatest personal achievement. The Journals of Zacharia 1905-1985 - 80 Years of Adventure. A novel of historical fiction. Captivating, intriguing, and suspenseful.