Explore the Best Indie Historical Events Books

As Michael Virtue grapples with his friend’s sudden death and the end of his marriage; his lifelong obsession with the unresolved disappearance of his uncle in the Spanish Civil War gains traction. Thanks to an unlikely source, he embarks on a risky quest to solve the mystery. Once in Spain, he and his unconventional traveling companion become embroiled in a village still steeped in tragedy and retribution after 50 long years. Michael learns that war never ends for its victims.

Descartes observed that there are only six primitive passions: wonder, love, hatred, desire, joy, and sadness. All six could be found in abundance in 17th-century New York. Dutch and Canadian fur traders competed to control access to the natives; their English and French masters used diplomacy, subterfuge and force to suppress the natives; and, the natives employed any and all means at their disposal to protect their lifestyle and even their very lives.             Sean O’Cathail finds himself in this environment after he jumps ship in Manhattan harbor and makes his way to Albany to become a fur trader.  A Dutch fur trader, A...