Storm of the Shawnee is a sequel to Stephen Challis' Wildcat Mountain; set 5 years after the battle of Blue Licks, William, and Becky have married and have a 5 year old son Billy. They are settled in the small outpost of Little Mountain in the Virginia County of Kentucky. The War on the Frontier comes home to them when their son is kidnapped in a raid by the Shawnee Chief, Blue Jacket, while both are attending a wedding of frontier scout, Simon Kenton. William, now a captain in the militia, desperately tries to keep Becky in check while he joins with Kenton and Boone in negotiating a prisoner exchange with the Shawnee. The exchange is scheduled, but is short lived, when some Kentuckians attack the Shawnee and attempt to recover, what they see as stolen horses. As the situation deteriorates, the Shawnee and Miami tribes unite under, Chief Little Turtle; and in response President Washington orders an army raised to fight them. The scene is set for the bloodiest encounters so far, as General Harmer, and later General St Clair lead the US forces to annihilation on the banks of the Wabash River in November 1791. This novel is set in a period of great uncertainty on the North West Frontier. The United States had finally produced a Constitution and a Bill of Rights that the colonists could live with. They had also elected the country's first President, General George Washington. In the soon to be State of Kentucky, Politicians and land speculators had sown mistrust and anger with the Native American tribes, and this had led to increased raids on settlers who had settled on land given to the Shawnee and Mingo by treaty. The Kentuckians felt no obligation to abide by any treaty that restricted what they considered their right to claim land anywhere they chose. To make matters worse, the British who were still smarting from losing the war of Independence were happily supplying arms and ammunition to the Tribes in addition to providing advisors such as Simon Girty. Another war with Britain was on the horizon. Although Storm of the Shawnee is a fictional story as far as the main characters of Becky and William Tritt are concerned, the Historical figures are very much real. The events described are totally accurate and based on letters, reports, and eye witness testimony.
About the Author: ABOUT THE AUTHOR Steve Challis was born in 1948 The United Kingdom. The son of a Farmer Steve grew up in the Rural Cotswold's where he learned shooting and hunting on the farm where his Father worked. Following 5 years service in the military (Royal Air Force) Steve joined the Hampshire Constabulary, in 1969, serving as an officer for 21 years. In 1995 Steve left the Police Force and became active in Politics, In 2006 Steve met his wife Eva via the Internet and in 2007 they became engaged. The following November Steve moved to the USA and He and Eva were Married in Ketchikan southern Alaska, In 2009 the couple settled in Kentucky where they bought a Farm and in 2010 opened a Firearms training School. Now a US Citizen Steve has written several books on the issue of gun rights, and personal protection. His book Compulsion to Kill is recommended reading in several colleges and Universities, as part of the criminal Justice courses. In addition He has written two historical novels one, The White Silk Scarf set in the UK during WW2 and Wildcat Mountain set in Kentucky in the year 1782. Storm of the Shawnee is a sequel to that book, and the second in a trilogy that covers the early history of Kentucky. A third book in the trilogy Ignominious Victory will be published in 2017.