Set during the catastrophic New Madrid earthquake of 1812, Black Powder is the story of Robert Young, a former captain in the Barbary Wars and his river journey on America's first steamboat to rescue the woman he loves from a gang of river pirates led by his cutthroat nemesis and former commander, Samuel Mason.
Set during the catastrophic New Madrid earthquake of 1812, Black Powder is the story of Robert Young, a former captain in the Barbary Wars and his river journey on America's first steamboat to rescue the woman he loves from a gang of river pirates led by his cutthroat nemesis and former commander, Samuel Mason.
En route, he encounters hostile Indians, swashbuckling battles, and several historical figures, all set against the backdrop of an earthquake that sinks islands, reverses the flow of the Mississippi River, and wrenchingly exposes the fractures of a new nation itself.
En route, he encounters hostile Indians, swashbuckling battles, and several historical figures, all set against the backdrop of an earthquake that sinks islands, reverses the flow of the Mississippi River, and wrenchingly exposes the fractures of a new nation itself.
The Bloody Frontier Adventure continues as Young and the crew of the New Orleans arrive at Cave-In-Rock to rescue Molly from the river pirates. But who will rescue them when the very ground begins to split open beneath their feet?
In the aftermath of the last earthquake, Robert and Molly find themselves in the hands of the Shawnee leader Tecumseh, who reveals his prophetic vision of the coming cataclysm. Rendezvousing with the rest of the crew at Wolf Island, Molly is reunited with her fiancé Edward. But does she still feel the same about him now that Robert is back? What dark secrets does this strange river island hide?
With the crew of the New Orleans being held captive by the pirates on Wolf Island, Young must make a terrible bargain to save them. But how will they all save themselves when the island itself begins to sink in the aftermath of another earthquake?
Trapped in a logjam and low on gunpowder, the crew of the New Orleans make a desperate last stand against Samuel Mason and his river pirates. When swords are drawn along with blood, one thing soon becomes certain – it’ll take an act of God to save them. The bloody frontier adventure comes to an earth-shaking conclusion in this final installment of Black Powder.