WHAT THE RIVER OF THE CHEROKEE DID NOT TELL
SONS OF THE NEW WORLD Jonathan's Story I
by JAMES SHORT
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Pub Date 1 Jun 2022 | Archive Date 12 Jun 2022
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Description
Jonathan Asher hides in a hollowed log with his sister while his family’s cabin on the River of the Cherokee burns. There is complete darkness. Outside, a boy’s voice promises, “I’ll come back for you.”
This early memory haunts Jonathan Asher as he comes of age in the epic decade leading into the American Revolution.
Raised at the Asher Trading Post, his world changes with a blood payment for his life to the Seneca.
He takes to the road, first as an itinerant preacher, too young to be not led into temptation,
Then as a peddler and vagabond traveling through a country increasingly at war with itself.
His fortune turns. He becomes a merchant, smuggler, and friend of a fellow smuggler, Benedict Arnold,
And the beloved of a girl who wants to hear every story in the world.
Under the cover of a war profiteer, he offers to spy for the Continental Army in New York.
And before Jonathan becomes the avenger that he believes he must be, the boy, now a man, keeps the promise made on the River of the Cherokee.
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| ISBN | 9798408711154 |
| PRICE | US$2.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Rebecca H, Librarian
Indentured servants do not fare well in the American continent in 1748. Skinny, shivering, and lame, Julian fears for his prospects as he is inspected by buyers on the transport ship docked in Philadelphia. When his bond is purchased by the fur trader Bartholomew Bragg, Julian's concerns appear well-founded. As Julian grows into manhood, he is forced to contend in a violent world where Native American nations struggle to survive war, famine, and disease; settlers stake their lives and meager resources on disputed territory; and bands of renegades murder and thieve free from lawful constraint. In his travels, Julian learns the harsh realities of life and love on the frontier. In the end, surrounded by enemies and desperate to protect the woman he loves, the jealous land demands its sacrifice.
4.5 stars! I enjoyed this book immensely and couldn't wait to see how it ended. Most characters had sustenance without overtly fitting into narrative stereotypes. The book also does an interesting job of showing how lawless the territories of North America were. My largest complaint was how some of the secondary characters were only present for a few pages but made to feel like they were going to be more important later. I recommend reading this book for anyone who loves historical fiction based in the gritty New World.
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