A Splendid Country by T Austin Cumings Paperback Book 9781681791425

At the outbreak of the American Revolution Anthony and Rebekah Cumings brave the dangerinfested Ohio Valley in search of a western Eden There they encounter the mystic David Singletary and join the proclaimed paradise only to discover a growing dark side Their sons and daughters become enmeshed in the Burr Conspiracy the opening of the western waters to steamboat traffic the War of 1812 and finally the Anglo colonization of Texas and its bloody aftermathThe growth of a nation ampmdash with its defeats and victories tragedies and triumphs ampmdash is reflected in one familyamprsquos saga Experience with them at almost a breakneck pace earthquake hurricane and flood high virtue and inhumanity heroism and treachery This is essentially a true story that could have happened only in America