Год выпуска: 2011 Автор: R L Jones Издательство: Страниц: 334 ISBN: 1456529064
Описание
1730: As a French settlement perches precariously on the high bluffs above the Mississippi River near the ceremonial heart of the fading Natchez Indian empire, French soldiers have foolishly demanded too much from their Natchez allies and turned their friendship into deadly hatred. When war erupts, 17-year old Jaimie Cooper finds his parents are gone and Camille Gaillard, daughter of a French noble family, is being held captive by the Choctaw. Before she can be sold to the highest bidder, Jaimie and Spotted Serpent rescue her. Then Jaimie and Camille must navigate through Indian lands alone until they meet Two Bears, an Indian trader and runaway slave, who guides them to the Atlantic Ocean and colorful Charles Town. From Charles Town, Camille's search for her family takes her to Paris, Versailles and Brittany where she experiences both the grandeur and hypocrisy of the nobility, alll while longing to see Jaimie again. Jaimie's efforts to take his inheritance land him on the...
