"Black Powder, Gray Hope - Book 1: Vengeance"-Story of an Irish Lass Who Survived the Dakota War

April 10, 2012 - PRLog -- This riveting saga is based on true events during the Civil War. Black Powder, Gray Hope: Book I: Vengeance is the first in a trilogy that encapsulates the era and pays homage to the heroes in America’s bloodiest war.

A feisty Irish girl, Kelsey O’Welin, survives the slaughter of white families during the 1862 Dakota War. She is captured and held with 260 women and children, who are threatened and abused by Dakota warriors. Kelsey becomes a squaw to survive, and is protected by a the Dakota chief, Chaska.  One day the warrior “Cut Nose” takes an interest in Sha hin Wakahnshica (Red Hair Demon).

Her rescue by a volunteer regiment is slow to arrive. When it comes, Kelsey meets Ransom Purdy, a debonair agent-spy for Grant’s Army. His good friend, Patrick Harant, is a brave but naïve Union volunteer. Fate throws these characters together, but the Civil War keeps them apart. This honest and heartfelt story about the brutality of cultures and war is a keeper, and is the start of an amazing adventure series based in Minnesota history.

BLACK POWDER, GRAY HOPE: BOOK I: VENGEANCE (ISBN: 978-1-60911-377-3) is now available for $20.50 and can be ordered through the publisher’s website:
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or at www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com.

WHOLESALERS: This book is distributed by Ingram Books and other wholesale distributors. Contact your representative with the ISBN for purchase. Wholesale purchase for retailers, universities, libraries, and other organizations is also available through the publisher; please email bookorder@aeg-online-store.com.

About the Author: Marty Duncan has finished the trilogy Black Powder, Gray Hope, due to be published in 2012. He is a Vietnam Era vet, school superintendent and educator. He lives with his family in Minnesota.

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