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Council Of Fire – Snippet 27

Council Of Fire – Snippet 27 Chapter 19 It is no place to go Albany To most residents of the colony of New York, “Albany” meant “the rest of the colony”–everything upriver from Manhattan, the great wilderness where trappers caught … Continue reading →

1636 The Flight Of The Nightingale – Snippet 03

1636 The Flight Of The Nightingale – Snippet 03 Chapter 2 They watched the two men pass the wineskin back and forth, until it was empty enough that Ercole held it above his face and let the last few drops … Continue reading →

Council Of Fire – Snippet 26

Council Of Fire – Snippet 26 “I don’t take your meaning.” Wolfe explained, in the simplest terms he could manage, what they had seen and heard since the crossing of the Atlantic several weeks earlier, including their experience aboard Neptune … Continue reading →

1636 The Flight Of The Nightingale – Snippet 02

1636 The Flight Of The Nightingale – Snippet 02 Sabatini turned back to the table and blew out the candle, then moved to the window. He pushed open the shutters, thankful that they had thought to apply some olive oil … Continue reading →

Council Of Fire – Snippet 25

Council Of Fire – Snippet 25 Part III: Concentration May, 1759 It is not so easy for a bellicose nation to turn its back upon war. –Sir Charles Saunders, Memoirs, 1778 Chapter 18 Every place will have its haunted past … Continue reading →

1636 The Flight Of The Nightingale – Snippet 01

1636 The Flight Of The Nightingale – Snippet 01 The Flight Of The Nightingale By David Carrico Chapter 1 Firenze September 1636 Francesca stuffed the last folder of paper into her bag and forced it closed, fastening the closure and … Continue reading →

Council Of Fire – Snippet 24

Council Of Fire – Snippet 24 Still, it was hard to keep a calm face as his bateau came close to the dock where three ghostly figures stood, awaiting the boat’s arrival. The figures were substantial, but not completely opaque: … Continue reading →

Council Of Fire – Snippet 23

Council Of Fire – Snippet 23 Chapter 17 This is all the world there is now New France “I would prefer to wait until the marquis returns from upriver, Governor,” Lévis had said; but Vaudreuil had not seemed interested in … Continue reading →

Council Of Fire – Snippet 22

Council Of Fire – Snippet 22 Chapter 16 Maneto likes the rain New France Soleil cast off from Trois-Rivières in pouring rain. It would have been prudent to wait a day or two for the weather to clear; but Red … Continue reading →

Council Of Fire – Snippet 21

Council Of Fire – Snippet 21 Chapter 15 People become frightened, Monsieur New France A twelve-gun sloop was hardly a man-o’-war, but it was significantly more impressive than a bateau. Loaded with two dozen soldiers and a few Indian guides, … Continue reading →