Seth Garner Part 1: An Early American Story of Wild Adventure, True Love, and Unmatched Courage

The year is 1810, the nation is young and things have gone terribly wrong at Heathshire boarding school in Boston. The plans of his well-meaning parents are ruined and his academic career is over. To the mind of a fifteen-year-old boy, he has but one choice left: run! Thus we’re invited to run with Seth Garner as he makes a clean break with his past and begins a life-long journey filled with excitement and danger. We enter deep into Seth’s heart as he is swept along by the mighty forces that shaped America. As we travel along with Seth, we too experience the thrill of growing up in a land that offers wild adventure, demands genuine courage and promises true love.So from New England to St. Louis and then on down to New Orleans, follow an unforgettable life that mirrors the growing pains of the New World. Fall in love with lively characters such as Trader Jack as he and Seth journey down the National Road. Meet the enigmatic and highly intelligent Prudence Nightshade as she uncovers the dark side of Pittsburg. Float the length of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers with the impossibly illiterate yet truly wise Raif who teaches Seth about the wiles of river pirates, the out-sized ambition of the British, and the cunning of those he calls “the hostiles.” Be drawn into a secret pact in St. Louis; a conspiracy that threatens to snuff out the life of the nation even before it gets started. Experience the heart-stopping terror of the Battle of New Orleans, even as you hear the fateful words of Madame Clairveaux, the beguiling soothsayer of the Crescent City. And all of this is merely a foretaste of the untamed wilds of Texas, the perils in Old Mexico, and the promise of the great unknown west to the Rocky Mountains. Seth Garner is an action-packed story filled with the passion and drive of a life lived large. On every page, Seth speaks to the heart about what it means to grow up, to fight for justice and to truly fall in love.