warrior's path by peter williamson

By peter williamson

eire, 1764. younger reliable lad Alex Williamson and his Lordships daughter, Elizabeth, fall in love and elope to the recent international jointly. At sea, a Royal army Warship apprehends their immigrant send and Alex is press ganged into its workforce. Arriving penniless in long island with out her husband, Elizabeth-now Pregnant- is offered into slavery. in the meantime wanting to be reunited together with his spouse, Alex absconds from the military yet is recaptured and sentenced to existence within the penal colony of Virginia. After many years as an indentured slave, the yank warfare of Independence breaks out and Alex chooses to struggle at the part of the Patriots. For the lack of an arm, and various acts of bravery he's given his freedom. Now Alex turns his realization into discovering his spouse, after many adventures he locates her in Charlottesville Carolina the place she had taken up place of abode after gaining her freedom.

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