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On the Wings of the Red-Tailed Hawk: The Centenary Chronicles-Tales of American Women
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Series: The Centenary Chronicles-Tales of American Women
Fiction AnthologiesColonial Period (1600-1775)
Publisher: Gail Oglesby
Published: Jun 6 2023
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Plymouth 1620--Sarah has left the security of all she knows to travel with her husband to the New World, but things don't go as planned. The Mayflower is lost unable to find the colony already there they must manage on their own. Not enough food, no shelter, then people start dying. Can Sarah find her inner strength and prevail or is she destined to join the others, another grave on Coles Hill.
This book pays homepage to the ordinary women of history whose accomplishments were anything but ordinary Borne out of the author's extensive work on her own family's genealogy, this book will provider readers with a new appreciation for what those who came before endured so that we could be here today. This is a refreshing new perspective that adds a unique dimension to the genre of historical fiction while telling an engrossing story that comes to life on every page.
Masterfully created characters that are all uniquely memorable.
That's real talent, I will never forget this book. Danny Professional Beta Reader
I read a lot of historical fiction, and this is one of the best I've read! Alex, Professional Editor
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