Jake's life was radically changed after his parents' death. Supposedly good neighbors turned out to be ruthless, cruel men who forced Jake out of his home. What seemed to be tragic turned out to be an adventure for Jake as he discovered new territory, new friends, and even gold in an unusual place. Puma's Lair is a novel which will surely cause the reader to exclaim, "Who would have thought it?
This book consists of two sections: first, feature stories about various local area people and events taken from old issues of the Keowee Courier; and second, week-to-week highlights from the years 19631965 as reported in the Courier. It is the authors hope that these stories and reports will bring back some nostalgic memories for long-time local residents and provide some historical insight for younger people and newcomers to the area. The Keowee Courier, founded in 1849, is upstate South Carolinas second oldest newspapersecond only to the Abbeville County Press and Banner / Abbeville Medium, which was founded in 1844.
On August 18, 1862, Col. Edward J. Gurley organized ten companies at Waco, Texas, to form the Thirtieth Texas Cavalry, also known as the First Texas Partisan Rangers. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Gurley obtained permission from President Jefferson Davis to raise a regiment of cavalry. A majority of the men Gurley enlisted in his command came from Waco and the surrounding area, many to avoid the stigma of conscription. Besides McLennan, men came from Bastrop, Johnson, Bosque, Comanche, Chambers, Erath, Hill, and Ellis counties, all in North Central Texas near the frontier, with a small number of men from Arkansas. After the Second Battle of Cabin Creek, the Thirtieth Texas Cavalry received orders that transferred it to Gen. William Henry Parson's Brigade, replacing the Twenty-first Texas Cavalry in March 1865. The Thirtieth Texas Cavalry finally disbanded in May 1865 at Wallace Prairie, Texas, near Austin after serving with Parson's Brigade for only two months.
Jake's life was radically changed after his parents' death. Supposedly good neighbors turned out to be ruthless, cruel men who forced Jake out of his home. What seemed to be tragic turned out to be an adventure for Jake as he discovered new territory, new friends, and even gold in an unusual place. Puma's Lair is a novel which will surely cause the reader to exclaim, "Who would have thought it?
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