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Lord Dunmore's Folly: Treachery on the Ohio (Forbes Road Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Robert J Shade (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This is the fourth volume in the Forbes Road Series.

A Conspiracy at the Forks of the Ohio!

The ten years since Wend Eckert fled Pennsylvania at the order of the Cumberland County Sheriff have been good for him and his vivacious wife Peggy. On their farm near Winchester, Virginia, Wend’s gunsmithing trade has prospered and the couple have been welcomed into local society. But the year is now 1774, and everyone feels the cold shadow of growing tension with the King’s Government as the British Army occupies a defiant Boston to enforce the Intolerable Acts.

British Governor Lord Dunmore recognizes the signs of impending insurrection and, with a ring of henchmen which includes duplicitous merchant Richard Grenough, concocts a scheme intended to keep Virginia’s colonists loyal. His men seize control of Pittsburgh and then treacherously provoke the Shawnee and Mingo tribes of the Ohio Country into a vicious war against the Virginia settlements. With the frontier in flames, Dunmore calls a militia army of border riflemen to arms, promising subjugation of the Indians and generous land grants in Ohio and Kentucky to veterans.

Against his will, Eckert is dragged into the conflict and forced to march as part of an expedition against Shawnee villages along the Muskingum River. Dispatched on a secret mission, he finds he must stand in single combat against a vindictive warrior to reunite with the son he conceived years ago with Abigail Gibson, English medicine woman of the Mingo.

Meanwhile Peggy becomes involved with a mysterious gentleman of highborn manners who visits Winchester and begins a seductive pursuit of her favors.

Then, on a dark, blustery spring night of 1775, Wend, defying Peggy's explosive anger, rides out alone to keep the pledge he made over his father’s grave and exact final vengeance on Richard Grenough.

Near the Shenandoah River, Eckert confronts Grenough under startling circumstances and with an outcome neither could have predicted.
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About the Author

Robert J Shade is a retired military officer. He lives with his family in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N63RJIQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sunshine Hill Press LLC; 1st edition (November 14, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3940 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 491 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Robert J. Shade lives with two dogs, one cat, and a small herd of rescue horses on a farm amid the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he served as a career naval officer and subsequently founded and managed an accounting and consulting practice in Northern Virginia. In 2010 he sold his practice to concentrate on researching and writing the Forbes Road and Rebellion Road Series of historical novels.

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W. B Crews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great finale for a great series
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2017
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This fourth novel in the Forbes Road series explores a little-studied and widely misunderstood period of American history: the frontier on the eve of the American Revolution.

Wend Eckert is now an established gunsmith in Winchester, VA, and the recipient of a contract from the colonial government to refurbish muskets, a contract that can only be described a golden handcuffs. As war develops between the government of Virginia and tribes in the Ohio Country, Eckert is forced into military service in order to protect his livelihood. In the meantime, long hidden fault lines develop in a marriage that he largely takes for granted. Eckert is caught up in the ferment of a brewing revolution, he is manipulated by his bete noire, Richard Grenough into choosing between his livelihood and his honor, and his wife finds her virtue and loyalty tested as she is wooed by a handsome stranger and by Eckert bringing home a totally unexpected and unwelcome family addition.

Shade combines solid storytelling with an impressive knowledge of the time period to bring the reader not only an appreciation for the era but a damned good tale in the bargain.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Series
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017
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I loved this whole series. The characters were well developed and I thought that the subject was very interesting.
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Jonesy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series!
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2022
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Just finished book 4 of the Forbes Road series. Thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. Shade is an accomplished researcher, historian, and novelist. Look forward to his next efforts!
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D. Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars A great tale by a master storyteller
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2021
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Faithful to the history of the period, well researched, and, like the other volumes in the series, grabs your attention and doesn't let go.
Well done Bob!!
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Richard Myers
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2020
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This is the last book in the series of the life and times of colonial America in the wilderness areas of the country. I am glad to read that Wend grew as a man should and how he protected his friends and family.
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paul r. freas
5.0 out of 5 stars Lord Dunmore's Folly
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019
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Wonderful series of four books.
I loved all four books and the interesting characters.
Thank you for many hours of enjoyable reading.
I will highly recommend this series to my friends.
Paul Freas
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RJ/Kate
5.0 out of 5 stars Good comclusion
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2020
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Very solid conclusion to the series. Stories were tied up at the end and this could all lead to future ones as well. Very cool!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, again.
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018
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I have read all of this series numerous times and I enjoy them as much this time as the first time. I am looking forward to the next E
Wend Eckert book in the series. Go for it Bob.
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