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The Gauntlet Runner #3
Forest Sentinels
Coming off the disaster on the Monongahela , Jacob Murray and his young friend Joshua return to Fort Cumberland under the command of George Washington. The defeated British army soon withdraws further east, leaving the frontier virtually undefended.
With the frontier left unprotected, Delaware raiding parties begin striking the settlers in an effort to clear their lands of the English. Jacob and Joshua lead a company of militia deep into the French-held Pennsylvania frontier. They plan to build a fort that will not only give the local settlers peace of mind and added protection, but serve as a ‘home base’ from which they can continue the search for Jacob’s wife Maggie and Joshua’s best friend One-Ear.
Though the raids seem to lessen with the presence of the well-constructed fort, the Delaware have not withdrawn completely. A rescue mission soon turns out disastrous when the men are ambushed and Jacob is taken prisoner by chief Tewea, the dangerous warrior nicknamed Captain Jacobs.
Help often comes from unexpected sources, and the Murrays soon find themselves face to face with ghosts from the past and a mysterious band of sentinels that are keeping watch over the Pennsylvania forests.
www.thegauntletrunner1754.com
With the frontier left unprotected, Delaware raiding parties begin striking the settlers in an effort to clear their lands of the English. Jacob and Joshua lead a company of militia deep into the French-held Pennsylvania frontier. They plan to build a fort that will not only give the local settlers peace of mind and added protection, but serve as a ‘home base’ from which they can continue the search for Jacob’s wife Maggie and Joshua’s best friend One-Ear.
Though the raids seem to lessen with the presence of the well-constructed fort, the Delaware have not withdrawn completely. A rescue mission soon turns out disastrous when the men are ambushed and Jacob is taken prisoner by chief Tewea, the dangerous warrior nicknamed Captain Jacobs.
Help often comes from unexpected sources, and the Murrays soon find themselves face to face with ghosts from the past and a mysterious band of sentinels that are keeping watch over the Pennsylvania forests.
www.thegauntletrunner1754.com
- GenresFiction
370 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 13, 2013
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About the author
S. Thomas Bailey
11 books9 followersI am an independent researcher of early North American life, a raw historian at heart, and a writer by choice.
My own sense of history is enriched by a Mi'kmag grandfather and a family tree that can be traced back to the young surveyor James Cook, who began his career mapping out the St. Lawrence River system for General Wolfe during the French and Indian War.
I have just released my first book in the Gauntlet Runner series, titled The Gauntlet Runner-A Tale from the French and Indian War.
I hope you enjoy it!
My own sense of history is enriched by a Mi'kmag grandfather and a family tree that can be traced back to the young surveyor James Cook, who began his career mapping out the St. Lawrence River system for General Wolfe during the French and Indian War.
I have just released my first book in the Gauntlet Runner series, titled The Gauntlet Runner-A Tale from the French and Indian War.
I hope you enjoy it!
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April 13, 2018
Loving this series
Not often is the French and Indian War written about in historical fiction, and this series fills that gap. I have enjoyed following Jacob and Maggie as they struggle as pioneers, captives, Rangers and journey seemingly endless throughout the American frontier.
Just as you begin to hope that their hardships are ended, a new threat looms!
I feel the characters are realistic, and keep hoping that the family can be reunited!
Famous people like George Washington make an appearance during a recounting if Braddocks defeat, and equally interesting, though not do famous, Robert Rogers, head of a company of frontiersmen called Rangers who serve as scouts and guides.
Looking forward to more in this series!!
Not often is the French and Indian War written about in historical fiction, and this series fills that gap. I have enjoyed following Jacob and Maggie as they struggle as pioneers, captives, Rangers and journey seemingly endless throughout the American frontier.
Just as you begin to hope that their hardships are ended, a new threat looms!
I feel the characters are realistic, and keep hoping that the family can be reunited!
Famous people like George Washington make an appearance during a recounting if Braddocks defeat, and equally interesting, though not do famous, Robert Rogers, head of a company of frontiersmen called Rangers who serve as scouts and guides.
Looking forward to more in this series!!
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