colonies were breeding. He foresaw the break with England and planned accordingly, not only for himself but for his relatives in America.
NOELLE: Barnabas' only daughter, who at the age of ten returned to England with her mother to become a lady there, and to have many adventures before finding the man she loved; she also found an old acquaintance in a far land who was helpful when help was needed.
Noelle became a beautiful and gracious lady with much of her father in her as well as her mother, but quite a bit of Yance, too, if pushed too far.
SHOOTING CREEK: Where the Sacketts finally located. If one is driving from Chattanooga east to Franklin in Carolina, Shooting Creek will lie deep in its green valley on your left. Since the highway was re-routed, it no longer passes through the valley and it is easily missed. There is one small narrow sign to indicate where it lies.
CHUNKY GAL MOUNTAIN: It sounds like a name invented by a writer but it is not. Chunky Gal Mountain is at the head of Shooting Creek Valley and one passes over a shoulder of it going into the Valley. It is said to have been named for an Indian girl who lived there.
CLINCH MOUNTAINS: A long narrow range of mountains largely in Tennessee that bred a hardy lot of people, and was where Yance Sackett settled. It has also produced some excellent country-western singers and dancers, among whom are the Carter family, of which June Carter Cash, Mrs. Johnny Cash, is a member.
KANE O'HARA: Who married Margarita, a Spanish girl he lured from the settlements to the south. The O'Haras prospered and many years later a small inheritance was left to Echo Sackett. (RIDE THE RIVER).
TIM GLASCO: Killed at his forge, by Indians.
JOHN PIKE: A Newfoundland man, formerly a fisherman and hunter of whales. Barnabas promoted him to sailing-master and eventually left him with a ship. He did well, and was to sail and trade on many far distant shores.
MATT SLATER: A farmer who loved the earth. Killed by the Seneca in 1602.
JAGO: A sailor, a castaway.
BARRY MAGILL: A cooper and a weaver. A deft, handy man, apprenticed to a weaver, he later went on to making barrels, but could turn his hand to anything.
SIR WALTER RALEIGH: Courtier, poet, historian, soldier in France as well as Ireland; chemist, explorer, and planter of the first known colony in English America. Born in 1552, he was beheaded in 1618. A tall, handsome man of noted courage, he took a trunk filled with books on every sea voyage, and read much while at sea. He was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, but his fortunes declined after her death. He was a prisoner in the Tower for many years, then beheaded, reportedly at the insistence of the King of Spain.
KINSALE: About 16 miles from Cork, and on the southern coast of Ireland. In 1601 the Spanish fleet with nearly four thousand soldiers aboard seized the town, and the British forces under Lord Mount joy were attacked from the rear by the Irish. Later, in a planned, combined attack, the Spanish failed to move as planned and the Irish were defeated.
Kinsale was an important naval base during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the area has great charm. There are several ruined castles nearby. Built around Compass Hill on the banks of the Bandon, the site is a beautiful one.
It was here that Barnabas fulfilled the prophecy of his mother and killed her enemy in the flames of a burning town. If you travel to southern Ireland you will find Kinsale, Glandore, and Skibbereen, of which I have also written. You will enjoy them even more than Barnabas did.
HORSE SHOE BANK: There's a narrow passage between it and Wicklow Head, or so there was at the time of my story. Nearby is Wolf Rock, a danger to be avoided. Wicklow Head is a bold headland, easily recognized, but there is no danger if one holds a course well to the north of the Horse Shoe.
When writing such a story as SACKETT'S LAND or TO THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS, one must saturate oneself in all that can be
NOELLE: Barnabas' only daughter, who at the age of ten returned to England with her mother to become a lady there, and to have many adventures before finding the man she loved; she also found an old acquaintance in a far land who was helpful when help was needed.
Noelle became a beautiful and gracious lady with much of her father in her as well as her mother, but quite a bit of Yance, too, if pushed too far.
SHOOTING CREEK: Where the Sacketts finally located. If one is driving from Chattanooga east to Franklin in Carolina, Shooting Creek will lie deep in its green valley on your left. Since the highway was re-routed, it no longer passes through the valley and it is easily missed. There is one small narrow sign to indicate where it lies.
CHUNKY GAL MOUNTAIN: It sounds like a name invented by a writer but it is not. Chunky Gal Mountain is at the head of Shooting Creek Valley and one passes over a shoulder of it going into the Valley. It is said to have been named for an Indian girl who lived there.
CLINCH MOUNTAINS: A long narrow range of mountains largely in Tennessee that bred a hardy lot of people, and was where Yance Sackett settled. It has also produced some excellent country-western singers and dancers, among whom are the Carter family, of which June Carter Cash, Mrs. Johnny Cash, is a member.
KANE O'HARA: Who married Margarita, a Spanish girl he lured from the settlements to the south. The O'Haras prospered and many years later a small inheritance was left to Echo Sackett. (RIDE THE RIVER).
TIM GLASCO: Killed at his forge, by Indians.
JOHN PIKE: A Newfoundland man, formerly a fisherman and hunter of whales. Barnabas promoted him to sailing-master and eventually left him with a ship. He did well, and was to sail and trade on many far distant shores.
MATT SLATER: A farmer who loved the earth. Killed by the Seneca in 1602.
JAGO: A sailor, a castaway.
BARRY MAGILL: A cooper and a weaver. A deft, handy man, apprenticed to a weaver, he later went on to making barrels, but could turn his hand to anything.
SIR WALTER RALEIGH: Courtier, poet, historian, soldier in France as well as Ireland; chemist, explorer, and planter of the first known colony in English America. Born in 1552, he was beheaded in 1618. A tall, handsome man of noted courage, he took a trunk filled with books on every sea voyage, and read much while at sea. He was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, but his fortunes declined after her death. He was a prisoner in the Tower for many years, then beheaded, reportedly at the insistence of the King of Spain.
KINSALE: About 16 miles from Cork, and on the southern coast of Ireland. In 1601 the Spanish fleet with nearly four thousand soldiers aboard seized the town, and the British forces under Lord Mount joy were attacked from the rear by the Irish. Later, in a planned, combined attack, the Spanish failed to move as planned and the Irish were defeated.
Kinsale was an important naval base during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the area has great charm. There are several ruined castles nearby. Built around Compass Hill on the banks of the Bandon, the site is a beautiful one.
It was here that Barnabas fulfilled the prophecy of his mother and killed her enemy in the flames of a burning town. If you travel to southern Ireland you will find Kinsale, Glandore, and Skibbereen, of which I have also written. You will enjoy them even more than Barnabas did.
HORSE SHOE BANK: There's a narrow passage between it and Wicklow Head, or so there was at the time of my story. Nearby is Wolf Rock, a danger to be avoided. Wicklow Head is a bold headland, easily recognized, but there is no danger if one holds a course well to the north of the Horse Shoe.
When writing such a story as SACKETT'S LAND or TO THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS, one must saturate oneself in all that can be
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