Blood Oath

from the back cover:
Epic in scope, steeped 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 white settlers and the Cherokee. Runs-To-Water, 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 heroes of the Battle of King's Mountain as they capture and tame the lower mountain ridges. Sense the isolation of the toothless white trader 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 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.

softcover, 272 pages
no illustrations, ©2009