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In a novel rich in historical detail, acclaimed author Eliot Pattison reconsiders the founding of America and explores how disenfranchised people of any age and place struggle to find justice, how conflicting cultures can be reconciled through compassion and tolerance, and ultimately how the... read more
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Characters edit
- Duncan McCallum: Main character is a prisoner that is taken aboard a ship to serve an indenture to the Ramsey Company.
- Captain Woolford: Employed by the British Army as an Indian Ranger.
- Sarah Ramsey: The elder daughter of Lord Ramsey
- Reverend Arnold: Minister for the Ramsey Company
- Adam Munroe: Meets Duncan on the ship before his death - they become friends.
- Lister: Is on the ship and encourages Duncan to become the Clan Chief he is suppose to be.
- Crispin: A free black servant working for the Ramsey family.
- Jamie McCallam: Duncan's younger brother. He took a commission in the King's Army, and is stationed in the Americas.
- Major Pike: He does not like Duncan and is using him to capture Jamie.
- Hawkins: Works for the Ramsey Company
- Conawago: A wise old Indian that saves Duncan's life.
- Jonathan Ramsey: The only son of Lord Ramsey
- Frasier: An indentured servant for the Ramsey Company
- Cameron: An indentured servant for the Ramsey Company
- Jacob: An old Indian that Duncan needs to talk to.
- Tashgua: A highly respected Indian leader and a shaman.
- McGregor: An indentured servant for the Ramsey Company.
- Reverend Zettlemeyer: Is a missionary in a small German community that works with the Indian tribes.
- Ravencatcher: Son of Tashgua
- Ezekiel Fitch: Employed by the Army as an Indian Ranger.
- Lord Ramsey: Head of the Ramsey Company and widowed father to Sarah, Jonathan, and Virginia
- Mrs. Zettlemeyer: wife of the Reverend Zettlemeyer
- Virginia Ramsey: Youngest child of Lord Ramsey
Quotes edit
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“Historians, after all, are handicapped by the fact that they can only celebrate the explorers that went into the wilderness and came back to speak of it. I, for one, have always been more interested in those explorers who went into the wilderness and decided not to return.”
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“hope was the seed of despair”
First Sentence edit
Hope, Duncan McCallum had discovered after two months on an English convict ship, was the deadliest thing in the world.
Table of Contents edit
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Author's Note
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in A Mystery of Colonial America. (standard series)
Followed by Eye of the Raven.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Eliot Pattison (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Counterpoint
Country: USA
Publication Date: December 28, 2007
ISBN: 978-1593761851
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Counterpoint
Country: USA
Publication Date: December 28, 2007
ISBN: 978-1593761851
Page Count: 464
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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