A Sword of the Old Frontier a Tale of Fort Chartres and Detroit - Randall Parrish - Bog

""A Sword of the Old Frontier: A Tale of Fort Chartres and Detroit"" by Randall Parrish is a historical fiction novel that takes place in the late 1700s. The story follows the adventures of a young man named Robert Lennox, who is a soldier stationed at Fort Chartres in Illinois. When Lennox finds himself caught up in a dangerous plot involving the French and British armies, he must use all of his skills and courage to protect himself and those he cares about.As Lennox travels from Fort Chartres to the bustling city of Detroit, he encounters a variety of characters, including Native Americans, French traders, and British soldiers. Along the way, he falls in love with a beautiful French woman named Am�����lie de la For������t, who is also caught up in the dangerous political intrigue of the time.Through vivid descriptions of the frontier landscape and the complex political climate of the era, Parrish brings to life a fascinating period of American history. ""A Sword of the Old Frontier"" is a thrilling adventure story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.1905. Being a plain account of sundry adventures befalling Chevalier Raoul de Coubert, one time Captain in the Hussars of Languedoc, during the year 1763. The book begins: It was a queer old town, that Kaskaskia, even then seventy years established, a typical French village of the far frontier. However, I was destined to gain merely a glimpse of it before the sun sank, for the message that had brought me thither was most urgent, nor was I in any spirit to waste time with idle sight-seeing. There are few things that quicken action like an empty purse. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.