Pre-Owned Blood Oath (Unknown) 0615243940 9780615243948

Epic in scope, seeped in history, this novel presents the settlement of the Southern Mountains of the American frontier. From the Great Smokies of Tennessee and the Carolinas, through the Georgia Blue Ridge, follow the lives of both the white settlers and the Cherokee, their interactions governed by the famed Blood Oath. Runs-To-Water, a Cherokee Chief and his grandson Ridge both struggle to come to terms with the threat of the white man. Feel the sense of destiny of the four white men, heroes of the Battle of King's Mountain, as they capture and tame the lower mountain ridges. Experience the world of the prostitute, captured from the docks of Savannah, and shanghaied to the frontier of the Georgia gold fields. Sense the isolation of the toothless white man, an early trader with the Cherokee, as he views, first hand, the destruction of a whole First American Nation. The ancient Blood Oath of the Cherokee demanded blood for blood, and carnage soon followed, as the war hatchet, the screams of captives, and the crack of muskets transformed the quiet stillness of the mountain river valleys into an eighteenth century war zone.

This is their story, as indeed it is our story; this is an American story. This book speaks of courage, fortitude, and nobility in the common man, both white and Cherokee. You will laugh; you will cry. This is a page turner you won't want to put down!

This books focuses on a number of historic frontier battles including:

Battle of King's Mountain

Battle of Taliwa

Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The history lover will not be disappointed!