Good Run

When the Civil War ends, twenty-year-old Private Joseph McDonald has no place to go. His family is dead; his home is gone. He heads west and settles in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. His adventures begin on a riverboat where river pirates attack the crew. One escapes and vows to kill Joseph. Although he fights renegade Indians, he ironically becomes a hero to the Cherokee tribe when he offers them a way to keep their land safe from speculators. When a secret from his past surfaces, Joseph's life is forever altered. Then following a family tragedy, Joseph fights with Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War. Later, Roosevelt asks for Joseph's help in a government scheme that not only takes him around the world, but also puts him in danger of losing his life. Above all, Joseph is a patriot who rises, from a South that is destroyed, to the hope and dreams of a new America forged on the belief that all men are created equal.Stuart, Keith E. is the author of 'Good Run', published 2004 under ISBN 9781594532542 and ISBN 1594532540.