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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
The year is 1756. A mixed heritage man crosses the Hudson River. Born to a former slave and an Indian mother, he has been freed. He travels north. An Indian tribe befriends him. He joins the tribe and eventually marries an Indian woman. The couple’s oldest son, Little Owl, grows into a teenager who is a great hunter. All is peaceful until Little Owl and his friends are kidnapped by Hessian soldiers while out hunting. The boys are taken far to the south and placed in a prison compound. Their fellow prisoners include former slaves who are members of the Continental Army. After months of internment, the group is rescued. The boys are inducted into the Continental Army. They spend the next five years fighting as members of the Continental Army. At the end of the war, they return to their village. They left as boys, but return as battle-hardened men.
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This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.
The year is 1756. A mixed heritage man crosses the Hudson River. Born to a former slave and an Indian mother, he has been freed. He travels north. An Indian tribe befriends him. He joins the tribe and eventually marries an Indian woman. The couple’s oldest son, Little Owl, grows into a teenager who is a great hunter. All is peaceful until Little Owl and his friends are kidnapped by Hessian soldiers while out hunting. The boys are taken far to the south and placed in a prison compound. Their fellow prisoners include former slaves who are members of the Continental Army. After months of internment, the group is rescued. The boys are inducted into the Continental Army. They spend the next five years fighting as members of the Continental Army. At the end of the war, they return to their village. They left as boys, but return as battle-hardened men.