Awaiting Gallows
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Last published Tue, Apr 25, 2017
A farmer's lad from Cumberland county, Fredrick Callahan wants to do more with his life. When a stranger comes to him with promises of privateering for the Queen's army against the Spanish and the Portuguese, he can't believe his luck. However, Fate may or may not have another plan for him.
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