McAdams: An American Legend

by Guy Middleton

Overview

"McAdams: An American Legend" encompasses the true history of the expansion of a nation. As a mixed blood Cherokee, Tom McAdams faces hardship and struggle in an intolerant Georgia environment. A brutal personal tragedy in 1832 forces McAdams west to Indian Territory where he meets Sam Houston. His relationship with Houston leads him to Texas and new adventures at the Alamo and San Jacinto.

In addition to the thrilling and often violent events that surround McAdams, his life with his wife and children reveal the inner conflict that Tom experiences in his need to be with them, yet at the same time answer the call to duty as a Texas Ranger during the Mexican War.

In the heart-rending finale, Tom makes a long and treacherous journey to fulfill a promise to bring his sons home from a raging Civil War--whatever the cost.

Guy Middleton's dazzling storytelling captures the excitement and grit of the western expansion. Middleton expertly weaves together fact and fiction, leading the reader to experience the adventure and challenges of our nation's history.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158021480
Publisher:	BookLogix
Publication date:	01/19/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	508
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Guy Middleton was born in a log house on a farm in Midwestern Tennessee. As a young boy, he carefully watched his grandfather, who was a master blacksmith and farrier. The tools and skills of his grandfather’s trade are passed on to Tom McAdams in this book.

Guy attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta, and upon graduation, served as a Marine Corps infantry officer. Upon returning from active duty, he met and married his wife, Anita. They have three daughters and four grandchildren.

Early in the 1970s, he formed his own development/construction company and was actively involved in apartment, office building, and condominium development and construction in the Atlanta area.

In 1978, he put on his jeans and cowboy hat and developed his horse and cattle farm in Northeast Georgia. From there, he trained and competed nationally with his cutting horses. In the early 1990s, he threw his hat in the political arena and served as a Georgia State Senator for three terms.

Guy is an avid student of history, and in this, his first novel, he travels with his fictional character, Tom McAdams, on his adventurous and compassionate journey from the hills of North Georgia with the exodus of the Cherokee Indians, to the annexation of Texas, through hard fought battles in the Mexican War, and finally to the conclusion of the American Civil War in Virginia.