by Toby Benoit (Author)
Few writer's today can capture the drama and adventure of the Florida frontier the way that Toby Benoit can. This novel, a first in a trilogy, introduces us to a story brimming with colorful characters, fierce battles and compelling historical lore. CALOOSAHATCHEE At the close of the Civil War, a great many soldiers returned home to find all they once knew in tragic upheaval. That gave rise to a migration of young men looking for a new start. Carter Holder was one of those men and he began a journey to locate an uncle he'd never met in hopes of gaining employment on his cattle ranch in southern Florida. Several months of travel through Florida's tropical wilderness had allowed Carter to begin healing from the mental anguish inflicted by the horror of battle. Little did he know a fight was brewing, between bis uncle and a pair of Yankee farmers supported by a conspiring tax agent, which would once again place him in harms way. He already had survived a war, now he must survive... CALOOSAHATCHEE