Cate’s Crossing: A Coming of Age Historical Novel of Survival and True Love in The New World Colonies
Cate’s Crossing: A Coming of Age Historical Novel of Survival and True Love in The New World Colonies by Brandon R Maggart is a historical fiction narrative published by Brandon R Maggart on September 8, 2022. This edition spans 230 pages and is presented in English. The story follows sixteen-year-old Cate Malone and her two classmates, Daisy and Carie, as they embark on a perilous journey from Port London to Philadelphia, trading five years of their lives for freedom. Their voyage is fraught with challenges, including storms, starvation, and encounters with pirates, ultimately testing their resilience and friendship.
Readers will discover Cate’s evolution as she navigates the complexities of servitude and freedom in the New World. After surviving their tumultuous journey, Cate and her friends find themselves working for wealthy Colonists, with hopes of a new life amid the backdrop of impending revolution. The narrative explores themes of friendship, survival, and the fight against injustice, as Cate teaches a house slave named Elsie to read, defying societal norms. The story also introduces a seagull character that adds a unique layer to the narrative, suggesting deeper connections between lives. This edition offers a rich exploration of historical events and personal growth within a compelling framework.
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Three Teen Girls Trade Five Years of Their Lives for a Perilous Journey to Freedom
In 1756, sixteen-year-old Cate Malone waves goodbye to her Da, leaving a troubled childhood behind. Along with two classmates, Daisy and Carie, fellow indentured servants-to-be, the trio excitedly sails on The Fancy for Philadelphia. The expense of the voyage to the colonies from Port London would be “worked-off” by her servitude.
The voyage doesn’t last three weeks as expected: it is much extended through horrendous storms, starvation, murderous pirates, an uncharted island, kidnapping, a taste of love, buried treasures, and the birth of a child. With buoyancy and the luck of Cate’s Irish blood, will they manage to survive the odds against them?
After months of being assumed “lost at sea,” a few of the original two hundred manage to live, still exuberant and with hopes for a new life – just in time for rumors of a revolution against King George. At this point, the friends go their various assigned ways as servants to wealthy Colonists for five years without pay. After that time, they would be free, without obligation, to create a free life in the New World.
At the plantation owned by Colonel Beecham, a rare benevolent master, Cate, and Elsie, a house slave, are manumitted (set free) by Beecham. Cate, detesting slavery, teaches Elsie to read, which is against the law, and the girls establish a compound in Appalachia, where all strays are welcomed, educated, given work, and have rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
But how long will this “New American Family” last? Will others come who will want more than to share?
There is a rather personable seagull involved, implying the transmigration of souls. Some suspension of disbelief is required when the seagull, a loving and caring old bird, revisits his life as a father of a daughter. He does not meddle and keeps a respectful distance – just keeping an eye on things.
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