What if everything you owned and loved was on log rafts traveling 2,000 miles on the big American rivers to the frontier? Follow four families as they confront dangers, thrills, tragedies, and conflicting emotions during the 1830s.
This book magically weaves together a warmhearted story with historical events as pioneers carve out new lives on the prairie. Meet Captain Renke Vogel and Andres Sommer. One is strong and adventurous; the other is dependable and thoughtful. One is embittered by Indian atrocities; the other is a man of values. From Indian hater to defender, Captain Vogel's transformation is marked by confrontations with enemies and friends . . . and himself.
Sail with them along the fast moving rivers from Ohio to Missouri as they encounter new wonders set against the backdrop of President Andrew Jackson's 1830 Indian Removal Act.
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AUGUST 1832 BEANBLOSSOM CREEK, WISCONSIN TERRITORY
Very quietly, the Captain leveled his flintlock musket. The hammer was half-cocked and the pan primed. He used his thumb to bring the hammer all the way back. There was the unmistakable soft click as the cocking device caught. He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw some of his company of fifteen men. Like his, their guns were raised and pointed toward the creek.
In the dawn light, a low ground fog softened the outlines of trees, rocks, bushes, and the Indians. Seventeen or eighteen were astride their horses, making their way along Beanblossom Creek to join Chief Black Hawk’s large war party several miles downstream. These Indians, too, were stealthy and wary. . .
About Richard Puz
About the author…
Richard Puz has been writing non-fiction books for the past dozen years. He has widely traveled around the world and done extensive research for this novel.
He says, “The people who founded frontier communities like Seneca, Missouri and Millersburg, Ohio were special in my view. They risked everything to follow a dream and poured their lives and energies into creating a new life and a new nation. They are my heroes, and their travels are truly journeys of courage.”
His next SIX BULLS novel is The Carolinians. Visit his website for more products and information at: www.richardpuz.com
What if everything you owned and loved was on log rafts traveling 2,000 miles on the big American rivers to the frontier? Follow four families as they confront dangers, thrills, tragedies, and conflicting emotions during the 1830s. 
About the author…