Beyond the River

The period of the French and Indian War was full of drama in the American South, especially in events surrounding Fort Prince George in South Carolina and Fort Loudoun in Tennessee. Now, in a historically accurate new novel, writer Samuel Leigh follows the adventures of a young man named David Gordon, a Charlestonian who comes up country and finds great happiness, sorrow, and adventure in the fertile period when empires collided. The novel takes us on a journey of knowledge and growth, using numerous real-life characters and dozens of incidents that really took place. Accurate enough to be taught as history but engaging as only fine fiction can be, Beyond the River is a riveting book that tells the story of the Cherokees and the tragic loss of their homeland as no one has ever done before. From the massacre of Indian hostages at Fort Prince George to the ultimate destruction of the CherokeesÂ’ hopes in the expedition of Col. James Grant, Beyond the River is a rich and powerful story.