A Royal American: A New jersey Officer in the King's Service During the Revolution (inscribed by the author)
Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Softcovers. Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. 276 pp. Historical fiction. James Ricketts, a New Jersey loyalist officer in the King's service during the American Revolution, is unable to return home because of the conflict. He leaves his first posting in the West Indies for Scotland to marry Sarah Livingston, daughter of a prominent New York patriot. the couple become entangles in disturbing plots, one of which results in a duel between James and an archenemy. James returns to North America to train recruits at St. Augustine and must come to grips with slavery on the family sugar plantation in Jamaica. Transferred to New York, his career increasingly centers on the bitter struggle between loyalists and rebels. Fine. Item #E35700
ISBN: 9781608440542
Price: $12.95