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Chad Gritt, the lanky, blue eyed, former Civil War naval officer once thought of himself as a hero, that is until a rescue mission turned into a bloodbath. Now he is content to captain a ship carrying heroes on their mission. That is until the enemy sinks his ship and throws the soft-spoken recluse into leading survivors across a thousand miles of Mexican Civil War that makes the American Civil War look tame. It's 1865 and the War Between the States is almost over. In Mexico, a far more brutal civil war is reaching a turning point. President Lincoln's advisors and most of Congress favor using Civil War military power to intervene in the Mexican War as a prelude to annexing the country. Lincoln himself has intervened in the Mexican conflict where his move is distrusted by those he seeks to help and hated by the other side. He is also plotting with Russia to purchase Alaska in hopes of heading off American troops invading their southern neighbor. As part of his efforts to head off a foreign war that the American public doesn't support, Lincoln and Secretary of State, William Seward send a clandestine exploration team to the Pacific. The explorers are shocked to find that one of Seward's own lieutenants is plotting against their mission, a mission made more critical when the U S Treasury entrusts millions in California gold to them. Gold that the collapsing Confederacy plans on stealing to support Southern Officers who have lost everything. Sinking Gritt's ship is critical to their effort. The explorers begin burying their own one at a time. No one they meet can be trusted in a country where everyone is a pawn to be played, killed, or sold. Will help come from the colorful captain of the only ship of the Free State of Jones, or from one of two beautiful Mexican women; one passionately involved in Mexico's conflict and the other fleeing it?

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"""Intrigue and the American Civil War and Mexican Civil War are put center state. If you like historical fiction, I recommend this book,"" -Daryl J., Goodreads ""An excellently written historical fiction thriller, full of intrigue, deceit, and action. The story is full of characters that you'll love and love to hate. Rodger Carlyle is an amazing storyteller and I highly recommend this book for any fan of historical fiction."" -Mark Elliot, Goodreads"

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RODGER CARLYLE is a storyteller who draws on an enormous personal library of experiences. An adventurer, political strategist, and ghostwriter whose love of flying began in the Navy, his experiences stretch from New York to Los Angeles, from Amsterdam to Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East, and from Canada into Latin America.Through his passion for research, he treasures finding those events that are ignored or covered up by the powerful when some strategy or plan goes completely to hell. From there, he creates a fictional adventure narrative that tells a more complete story. Rodger is comfortable in black tie urban settings, but he is never happier than in the wilderness. He has faced down muggers in San Francisco, intimidation by the Russian Mafia, and charging grizzly bears. Most of his stories take his readers to places they will never visit. He likes to think that he is there with them.Visit Rodger Carlyle's website at www.rodgercarlyle.com

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